Slingerland
- From
- New Scotland
- Description
- Raised from seed of the Newtown about 1830 by a Mr. Slingerland of New Scotland, Albany county, N. Y.
- Flesh quality
- firm, tender, juicy, brisk, rather rich subacid, good to very good.
- Flesh color
- white, yellow tinged
- Skin color
- yellow, red-orange blushed
- Sizes
- large, medium, above medium
- Shape
- round, oblique
- Keeping quality
- It is not as good a keeper as Green Newtown.
- General quality
- An excellent flavored apple.
- Eating season starts in
- December
- Eating season ends in
- February
- Also known as
- Slingerland's Fall Pippin
- Slingerland Pippin
-
Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 2 (Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1905), 202.