[Fruit culture] . farther north, the fruit is likely to be deficientin size, color, and quality. This variety originated as a chanceseedling near York, Pennsylvania, and largely on account ofits excellent keeping quality when kept in ordinary storage,it soon became distributed to the near-by regions and laterwas adopted for commercial planting in the Central States. The tree is vigorous, a thrifty grower, a good cropper, andbears biennially, or, in some cases, annually. The fruit ismedium to large when grown under favorable form it is roundish oblate and distinctly oblique, or lo
[Fruit culture] . farther north, the fruit is likely to be deficientin size, color, and quality. This variety originated as a chanceseedling near York, Pennsylvania, and largely on account ofits excellent keeping quality when kept in ordinary storage,it soon became distributed to the near-by regions and laterwas adopted for commercial planting in the Central States. The tree is vigorous, a thrifty grower, a good cropper, andbears biennially, or, in some cases, annually. The fruit ismedium to large when grown under favorable form it is roundish oblate and distinctly oblique, or lop-sided, as shown in Fig. 14, which illustrates a York Imperialapple from Southern Pennsylvania. The lopsided form is adistinct characteristic of the variety. The skin is tough,bright, and smooth. The color is a green or a yellow blushedwith a pinkish red and sometimes striped indistinctly withcarmine. The flesh is yellowish, firm, and fairly juicy; inquality it is generally good, but in some cases only fair. The.
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