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Apple varieties, United States

Swaar

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Said to have been raised by Dutch settlers near Esopus on the Hudson River, USA. Recorded in 1804. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.

Where Swaar came from.

Sources

Swaar (accession 1948 - 180), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early october); the other names.