Stuart Golden
- From
- Rush Creek
- Description
- Originated on the farm of Wm. Stuart, Rush Creek, Ohio. Not recommended for commercial planting in New York. Known as Stump incorrectly.
- Flesh quality
- firm, moderately fine, rather crisp, tender, very juicy, agreeably mild subacid, rich, aromatic, very good for dessert.
- Flesh color
- white, yellow tinged
- Skin quality
- thin, tough, smooth, waxy
- Skin color
- pink-red, green, yellow, orange blushed
- Sizes
- medium, above medium, below medium
- Shape
- round, oblate, oblong, truncate, oblique
- Keeping quality
- very late keeper
- Uses
- dessert
- Eating season starts in
- December
- Eating season ends in
- June
- Also known as
- Stuart
- Stuart’s Golden
- Stump
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 1 (Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1905), 323.