Whig
AppleWhig
Origin/History
From Pennsylvania.
Tree
Moderately vigorous, with spreading growth habit.
Fruit
Size & Form: Below medium size. Oblate, inclining to conic, often oblique.
Skin: Yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red, sometimes very dark. Large light dots, often with a brown centre.
Stem: Short and small.
Cavity: Russeted.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh & Flavor: White, tender, juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Quality: Good.
Core: Small.
Season
December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Whig. From Pennsylvania. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading. Fruit below medium, oblate, inclining to conic, often oblique, yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red, sometimes very dark, large light dots, often with a brown centre. Stalk short, small. Cavity russeted. Calyx closed. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Good. Core small. December.