Bohannan

Apple

Bohannan

Origin / History

A Southern fruit introduced by Lewis Sanders, of Kentucky (Downing). Thomas calls it Southwestern and "Popular."

Tree

Tree upright spreading; young shoots light reddish brown. Good regular bearer.

Fruit

Size: Medium (Thomas) to rather large (Downing).

Form: Roundish, slightly flattened (oblate), approaching conic or slightly conic.

Stem: Stalk slender.

Cavity: Round, uneven, slightly russeted.

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Narrow, abrupt.

Skin: Fine yellow, with a bright crimson cheek in the sun.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, tender, juicy. Flavor fine, spicy, subacid (Downing); subacid, "of moderate flavor" (Thomas).

Core and seeds: Core large.

Season

July to September. Thomas gives July and August; Downing gives "September, August."

Uses

Good culinary (Downing).

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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BOHANNAN.

Buchanan.

A Southern fruit introduced by Lewis Sanders, of Kentucky. Tree upright spreading, young shoots, light reddish brown. Good regular bearer.

Fruit rather large, roundish oblate, approaching conic, fine yellow, with a bright crimson cheek in the sun. Stalk slender, inserted in a round, uneven, slightly russeted cavity. Calyx closed in a narrow abrupt basin. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, with a fine spicy subacid flavor. Core large. Good culinary. September, August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Bohannan. Medium, roundish, slightly conic and flattened; yellow with red cheek; tender, juicy, sub-acid, of moderate flavor. July and August. Southwestern. Popular.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Buchanan Buchannan Ohio Nonpareil