Wilson's Summer
Apple
Wilson's Summer
Origin / History
Origin unknown, but supposed to be near Salem, N. C. Valued, where known, for its fine quality for summer use.
Tree
Thrifty, upright grower with rather slender wood, making a medium-sized tree when fully grown. Bears young and abundantly on alternate years.
Fruit
Size: Rather below medium.
Form: Oblate, slightly conical, side sometimes a little unequal.
Stem: Short, small.
Cavity: Medium, regular, often a little russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium, nearly smooth.
Skin: Smooth, whitish yellow, nearly covered with rich bright red, more or less striped and splashed with crimson.
Dots: Moderately sprinkled with light dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich, and of excellent quality.
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
Season about the time of American Summer Pearmain.
Uses
Valued, where known, for its fine quality for summer use.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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)Wilson's Summer.
Origin unknown, but supposed to be near Salem, N. C. Tree a thrifty, upright grower, with rather slender wood, making a medium-sized tree when fully grown. It bears young and abundantly on alternate years, and is valued, where known, for its fine quality for summer use.
Fruit rather below medium, oblate, slightly conical, side sometimes a little unequal; skin smooth, whitish yellow, nearly covered with rich bright red, more or less striped and splashed with crimson, and moderately sprinkled with light dots; stalk short, small; cavity medium, regular, often a little russet; calyx closed; basin medium, nearly smooth; flesh white, fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich, and of excellent quality; core small. Season about the time of American Summer Pearmain.