Esopus Spitzenburg

Esopus Spitzenburg
From
Esopus
Description
The Esopus Spitzenburg, commonly known as the Spitzenburg, is the standard of excellence for apples of the Baldwin class, to which it naturally belongs. When well grown it is handsomely colored and unexcelled in flavor and quality
Flesh quality
Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, moderately fine, crisp, rather tender, juicy, aromatic, sprightly subacid, very good to best
Flesh color
yellow tinged
Skin quality
tough, sometimes waxy, handsome, russet mottled
Skin color
red, yellow, yellow mottled, purple blushed
Sizes
above medium
Shape
round, irregular, ribbed, oblong, ovate, conical
Keeping quality
excellent
General quality
excellent
Uses
canning, culinary
Eating season starts in
November
Eating season ends in
February
Also known as
Aesopus Spitzenburg
Esopus Spitzemberg
Esopus Spitzenburgh
Spitzenburgh
True Spitzenburgh
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