Colman
AppleColman
Origin/History
Colman is a cross of Jonathan with Northern Spy pollen, originated by A. F. Colman of Corning, Iowa. 1902 was the third year of bearing.
Tree
Tree productive. Not otherwise described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, round, somewhat truncated.
Stem: Very short.
Cavity: Deep, narrow, regular, acuminate, with a small stellate russet patch.
Calyx: Closed; segments flat, convergent.
Basin: Smooth, cup-shaped, narrow.
Skin: Surface waxen yellow, thinly striped and splashed bright red, mixed on the sunny side. Dots minute, white, obscure, few.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, juicy, spicy subacid, quality excellent, worthy of its parents. (The 1902 Hansen source omits "spicy subacid"; the 1914 Budd & Hansen source includes it.)
Core/Seeds: Core closed; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds numerous, plump.
Season
Early winter.
Uses
Promising for dessert and market, where the parent varieties are hardy.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Colman—A cross of Jonathan with Northern Spy pollen, originated by A. F. Colman, Corning, Iowa; 1902 was the third year of bearing; tree productive—Fruit large, round, somewhat truncated; surface waxen yellow, thinly striped and splashed bright red, mixed on sunny side; dots minute, white, obscure, few; cavity deep, narrow, regular, acuminate, with small stellate russet patch; stem very short; basin smooth, cup-shaped, narrow; calyx closed, segments flat convergent. Core closed; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds numerous, plump; flesh white, juicy, quality excellent, worthy of its parents. Early winter. A promising variety for dessert and market, where the parent varieties are hardy.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Colman. — A cross of Jonathan with Northern Spy pollen, originated by A. F. Colman, Corning, Iowa. 1902 was the third year of bearing; tree productive. Fruit large, round, somewhat truncated; surface waxen yellow, thinly striped and splashed bright red, mixed on sunny side; dots minute, white, obscure, few; cavity deep, narrow, regular, acuminate, with small stellate russet patch; stem very short; basin smooth, cup-shaped, narrow; calyx closed; segments flat convergent. Core closed; cells ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds numerous, plump; flesh white, juicy, spicy subacid, quality excellent, worthy of its parents. Early winter. Promising for dessert and market.