Sweet Doctor
AppleSweet Doctor
Origin/History
From Pennsylvania.
Tree
Vigorous, upright spreading growth habit. Bark, twigs, buds, leaves, and bearing habit not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate
Skin: Yellowish, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red
Stem: Slender
Cavity: Not described in source
Basin: Not described in source
Calyx: Closed
Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, juicy, rich, sweet
Quality: Good
Core: Small
Season
October
Uses
Not described in source
Storage
Not described in source
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source
Other
Not described in source
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Sweet Doctor. From Pennsylvania. Tree vigorous, upright spreading. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red. Stalk slender. Calyx closed. Flesh white, tender, juicy, rich, sweet. Good. Core small. October.