Apple
Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Introduced in 1893. Fruits have coarse, rather dry, white flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:Early Peach, Rivers' Peach
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name Rivers' Early Peach
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register