Pumpkin Sweet
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the orchard of S. Lyman, Manchester, Connecticut, USA. Recorded in 1834. Fruits have firm, fairly crisp, yellow flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Lyman's Large Yellow, Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet, Pound Sweet, Pumpkin Sweeting, Rhode Island Sweet, Round Sweet, Sweet Lyman's Pumpkin, Sweet Pumpkin, Vermont Pumpkin Sweet, Vermont Sweet, Yankee Apple
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Pumpkin Sweet
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register