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Newtown Spitzenburg
Accession
Unknown
Synonyms
Barrett’s Spitzenurgh, Burlington, Burlington Spitzenberg, Esopus Vandervere, Fall Vandervere, Flushing, Joe Berrry, Kountz, Matchless, New York Vandevere, Newton, Ox Apple, Ox Eye, Ox Eye Striped, Queen of the Desert, Spiced Ox Eye, Spitzenberg, Vandevere,
Origin
Newtown, Long Island, New York; before 1804
Season
Fall
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Cooking
Distinctive Features
ribbed, smooth yellow skin blushed with orange-red, streaked with dark red stripes,russet dots and bluish bloom
Resembles
Mother, Hubbardston Nonesuch, Salome, Wealthy
Status of Name
Verified Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
