Dalton
AppleDalton
Origin/History
Origin unknown. Specimens were provided by Mr. Warren, of Massachusetts (Warder, 1867). As noted by Downing (1900), the variety appears to have been grown only in Massachusetts. Published under the name "Dahlton" and "Dahlton Pippin" in Downing (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Fruit medium in size. Warder describes the form as flat and uneven; Downing describes it as oblate. Surface smooth.
Skin
Skin yellowish-green (Warder) to greenish yellow (Downing), becoming greasy with maturity (Warder). Downing notes a slight blush in the sun. Dots scattered, green (Warder); greenish dots (Downing).
Stem
Stem medium.
Cavity
Cavity deep and pointed.
Calyx
Eye medium, closed.
Basin
Basin medium, folded.
Flesh and Flavor
Flesh greenish-white (Warder) to whitish (Downing), tender, juicy. Flavor mild subacid. Quality rated good by both sources.
Core and Seeds
Core medium, wide, closed, clasping the eye. Seeds large.
Season
September (Warder); September–October (Downing).
Uses
Kitchen and table use.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Warder notes the variety as "not particularly desirable."
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Dalton.
Specimens from Mr. Warren, of Massachusetts. Origin and history unknown.
Fruit medium, flat, uneven; Surface smooth, yellowish-green, becoming greasy; Dots scattered, green. Basin medium, folded; Eye medium, closed. Cavity deep, pointed; Stem medium. Core medium, wide, closed, clasping the eye; Seeds large; Flesh greenish-white, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality good; Use kitchen, table; Season September. Not particularly desirable.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Dahlton. Dahlton Pippin. Origin unknown. So far as we know, only grown in Massachusetts. Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, slight blush in the sun, greenish dots. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, mild subacid. Good. September, October.