Peck's Pleasant

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in Rhode Island, USA. Recorded in 1832. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Dutch Greening, Peck, Peck Pleasant, Waltz Apple, Watts Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
2000 - 076   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Peck's Pleasant

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register