Virginia Spice

Apple

Virginia Spice

Origin/History Origin unknown.

Tree Erect, slender, moderate grower.

Fruit

Size and Form Medium, oblate conic.

Stem (Stalk) Very short.

Cavity Russeted.

Calyx Small, closed.

Basin Small.

Skin Whitish, thinly sprinkled with brown dots.

Flesh and Flavor Yellowish, juicy, crisp, sprightly subacid. Good.

Season September, October.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes and 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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Virginia Spice.

Origin unknown. Tree an erect, slender, moderate grower.

Fruit medium, oblate conic, whitish, thinly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk very short. Cavity russeted. Calyx small, closed. Basin small. Flesh yellowish, juicy, crisp, sprightly subacid. Good. September, October.

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