Wright
AppleWright
Origin and History
The Wright apple originated in Hubbardton, Vermont. It appears in nineteenth-century American horticultural records as a variety of regional significance.
Tree
The tree is vigorous and productive. Young wood is olive brown in color.
Fruit
Form and Size: The fruit is medium in size, roundish oblate in shape.
Color: Lemon yellow.
Stem and Cavity: The stalk is short and inserted into a deep cavity.
Calyx and Basin: The calyx is closed. The basin is rather large and corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: The flesh is white, very tender, and juicy. The flavor is vinous, almost sweet, and aromatic. The fruit is rated good to very good in quality.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season and Maturity
The Wright ripens from the middle of September to the middle of October.
Uses
Not specified in source.
Source Attribution: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900, revised edition).
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Wright.
Origin, Hubbardton, Vt. Tree vigorous and productive. Young wood olive brown.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, lemon yellow. Stalk short, inserted in a deep cavity. Calyx closed. Basin rather large and corrugated. Flesh white, very tender, juicy, vinous, almost sweet, aromatic. Good to very good. Middle of September to middle of October.