Walbridge
- Description
- This variety has been planted to a considerable extent in Wisconsin, Iowa and adjacent portions of the Mississippi valley and has been grown quite successfully in many localities in that region. It appears to be less well adapted to New York conditions and is of comparatively little value for planting in this state.
- Flesh quality
- firm, moderately fine to a little coarse, crisp, moderately tender, juicy, sprightly, rather mild subacid, slightly aromatic, fair to good in flavor and quality.
- Flesh color
- white, yellow tinged
- Skin quality
- moderately thin, tough, smooth
- Skin color
- red, yellow, carmine striped, green, white, carmine mottled
- Sizes
- medium
- Shape
- round
- Keeping quality
- The season is from November to February or March in commercial storage, but until April or May in cold storage.
- General quality
- Fruit red-striped, rather attractive when well colored, good for culinary purposes, but not equal to standard varieties of its season for dessert use.
- Uses
- culinary
- Eating season starts in
- November
- Eating season ends in
- March
- Also known as
- Edgar County Red Streak
- Edgar Redstreak
- Edgar Red Streak
- Edgar Red Streak
- Kentucky Red Streak
- Walbridge
- Wallbridge
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 1 (Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1905), 356.