Accession

Vassalboro, ME [Kennebec County]

Synonyms

Foster’s Nonsuch, Starkie, Starkie Pippin

Origin

New England, Northeast, Maine

Year

1790

Season

Fall, Winter

Uses

Fresh eating/dessert, Storage, Cooking

Color

Yellow, Red

Physical Characteristics

Stripes, Dots, Russet Cavity, Oblate, Pale

Distinctive Features

Oblate, pale yellow skin washed with bright red, darker red stripes, white dots, greenish russet in cavity.

Resembles

Garden Royal, Pomme de Fer

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