Nelson

Nelson
Description
First brought to notice when exhibited before the Illinois Horticultural Society at Champaign in December 1866. Sent to New York station for testing from Benjamin Buckman from Farmingdale, Illinois, in 1889, but was practically unknown in New York in 1905.
Flesh quality
firm, moderately fine, not crisp but somewhat tough, juicy, sweet to very sweet, with distinct flavor
Flesh color
yellow tinged, green
Skin quality
moderately thick, tough, smooth
Skin color
yellow tinged, green, red blushed, brown blushed
Sizes
medium, above medium
Shape
round, ribbed, oblong, uniform, regular, ovate, elliptical
Keeping quality
late-keeping sweet apple
General quality
good but not considered valuable commercially because it is sweet, not large, and not very attractive in appearance
Eating season starts in
February
Eating season ends in
June
Also known as
Nelson Sweet
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