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Poor Man's Profit
type: Culinary, Pie
summary: This British culinary variety from the 1800s is also listed as a good cider apple.
identification: Medium to small size, oblong conic. The base colour is greenish-yellow over which is a red blush which is marked with darker striping and russet lenticels. The stripes fade on the sun-shaded face. The calyx is medium size, slightly open and set in a medium deep, narrow, lightly ribbed basin. The stem is very short, medium thick and set in a deep and funnel shaped cavity which is often russeted.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp. Juicy and acidic.
uses: Cooking. Slices hold their shape and become sweet and flavourful in pies.
origins: Said to have originated in Somerset, England. First described by William Forsyth in his 1824 edition of "A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit-Trees." There appears to be no record of its parentage.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Said to grow directly from cuttings.
cold storage: Up to three months.
harvest: Early in the fifth period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 17
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
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