An old green dual-purpose apple with a sweet-sharp flavour. This is probably not related to Harvey or Golden Harvey varieties.
USDA identification images for Green Harvey
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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United Kingdom
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
- Reach Community Orchard in Cambridge,
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Unknown
- Originates from: Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1813
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1930-039
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Fruit colour: Green
Using
- Picking season: Very late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
Growing
- Flowering group: 4
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
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