Moore’s Late Sweet
Accession
Nick Botner Colletion; Yoncalla, OR
Synonyms
Moore's Sweet, Moore's Sweeting, Moore's Late Sweet, Moore's Winter Sweet, Moore's Sweet Pippin, Black Sweet, Josie Moore, Kelly's Sweet, Polhemus, Red Sweet Pippin, Red Winter Sweet
Origin
Concord, Massachusetts; early 1800s
Season
Winter
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Cooking, Livestock feed, Cider, Molasses
Distinctive Features
round to oblate, rough purplish red skin, almost no depth to basin, sometimes slightly crowned
Resembles
Red Baron, Sweet Red, Pumpkin Sweet of Orland, “Lavalle”, King David
Status of Name
Not Verified
DNA Information
Not yet tested
