Wilfong
AppleWilfong
Origin and History
From North Carolina.
Tree
Vigorous, spreading form.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium, oblate, depressed.
Stem: Short, stout.
Calyx: Closed.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish yellow ground, shaded with dark purplish red, marked with indistinct splashes and stripes and light dots.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, rather firm, moderately juicy, tender, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Quality: Good.
Core and Seeds: Small.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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)Wilfong.
From North Carolina. Tree vigorous, spreading.
Fruit below medium, oblate, depressed, greenish yellow, shaded with dark purplish red, indistinct splashes and stripes, light dots. Stalk short, stout. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, rather firm, moderately juicy, tender, pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. December to March.