Wilson's Summer
Apple
Wilson's Summer
Origin & History
Originated in Forsyth County, North Carolina. Documented in Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition).
Tree Characteristics
Upright growth habit. Productive bearer.
Fruit Characteristics
Size & Form: Medium, roundish with slight conic tendency.
Skin: Greenish yellow ground color, thickly striped with clear red.
Flesh & Flavor: Rich, juicy, fine-flavored.
Season: August–September.
Source
A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900); cited from Country Gentleman magazine.
Note: This description is quite brief; the original source provides limited detail. No cavity, calyx, basin, seed, or core characteristics are documented in the available record. The upright, productive tree and medium, striped fruit with rich juicy flesh are the primary identification markers.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Wilson's Summer. Origin, Forsyth Co., N. C. Tree upright, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conic, greenish yellow, thickly striped with clear red. Flesh rich, juicy, fine-flavored. August, September. (Count. Gent.)