Sweet Winter Pennock

Apple

Origin/History

From Ohio; supposed origin Belmont County.

Tree

Moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, rather slender. A moderate bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, oblate.

Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded and striped with red.

Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, moderately juicy, mild sweet.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December–January.

Quality

Poor.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Sweet Winter Pennock. From Ohio, supposed origin Belmont Co. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, rather slender, a moderate bearer. Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, shaded and striped with red. Flesh whitish, moderately juicy, mild sweet. Poor. December January.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)