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Wilfong

Apple

Wilfong

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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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.

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