According to Robert Hogg, writing at the end of the 19th century, Green Balsam is a variety known only in the northern parts of the county of North Yorkshire, where it is very popular. It was commonly known as the Farmer's Wife's apple, a testament no doubt to its culinary uses.
Green Balsam is a typical primitive small green cooking apple, acidic but not particularly juicy. Its usage died out when other more productive cooking apples became available from other areas of the country.
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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