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Home » Fruit » Hard Fruit » Apples » Fresh-Eating Apples » William’s Favorite Apples

William’s Favorite Apples

William’s Favorite are medium to large-sized, conical apples.They have smooth, yellowish skin covered with bright red flushes and stripes.

Inside the apples have tender, somewhat juicy yellowish-white flesh tinged red at the core, with a sweet but mild flavour.

Ripens in July.

Cooking Tips

For fresh-eating or cooking.

History Notes

William’s Favorite Apples were discovered around 1750 on a farm belonging to a Captain Benjamin Williams in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

They were introduced in 1830 by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, who named it William’s Favorite.

In the second half of the 1800s, the apple became popular in the American south.

Literature & Lore

“This variety [Bell’s Early] and William’s Favorite bring high prices in this market.” — Mason, Charles. Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the year 1853. Agriculture. United States Dept. of Agriculture. Washington: A.O.P Nicholson, Printer. 1854.

Other names

AKA: Southern Queen Apples

This page first published: Mar 31, 2010 · Updated: Jun 17, 2018.

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