| Neutral | amandaemily | On Jun 24, 2007, amandaemily from Colville, WA
(Zone 5b) wrote:Held by the USDA at Geneva
Notes from GRIN
Fruit: size medium to large, 70-80mm; skin 70-70% red, color pattern attractive blush, slightly dull, sometimes sunburn, russet and bitter pit; shape round-oblate; flesh semifirm; cream colored; flavor subacid; eating quality fair to good; harvest season early September, 4 weeks before Delicious; storage life short. Tree: productive; strongly biennial; fruit hangs well after ripe. Mostly red, early mid-season, good quality, English. R.D. Way, 1992. Good for northern areas.
Developed in: England, United Kingdom
Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain; raised 1914; named 1947. |
