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Pumpkin Sweet
Culinary / Dessert apple
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
Shape: Ellipsoid
Size: large
Ribbing: weak-medium
Ground Colour: Yellow
Over Colour: Brown
Crunch: crisp
Flesh Colour: Yellowish
Flowering time:
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Early October