'Sweet Bough' is an early ripening

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

of domesticated

apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...

also known by various other names including 'August Sweeting', 'Early Yellow Bough', and 'White Sugar'. It is also incorrectly known as 'Washington'.

References

Apple cultivars {{apple-fruit-stub