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Scotch Dumpling apple

An early-ripening culinary apple, which cooks to a frothy puree.

Scotch Dumpling identification images

USDA identification images for Scotch Dumpling

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

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica
    • Parentage: Unknown
    • Introduced: 1949

    Using

    • Picking season: Early
    • Cropping: Good
    • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
    • Flavor style (apples): Sharper
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Traditional cooker
    • Cooking result: Puree
    • Discoloration of fruit: Oxidising

    Growing

    • Attractive features: Attractive flowers
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Bearing regularity: Regular

    Climate

    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United Kingdom
    • Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
    • Flower colour: Pink - dark
    • Leaf colour: Green

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