Dana
AppleDana Apple
Origin/History
Introduced by Gabriel Sleath, near Cincinnati, Ohio. The origin of this variety is not known. Downing's 1900 entry is drawn directly from Warder, citing him explicitly.
Tree
Large, productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, flat, somewhat angular.
Stem: Quite long, slender.
Cavity: Medium, regular.
Calyx: Eye small, long, closed.
Basin: Shallow, leather-cracked.
Skin: Smooth, rich yellow partially covered with mixed red, distinctly striped carmine. Dots pale fawn or yellow. Heavy white bloom.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellow, very fine grained, very juicy. Flavor sub-acid, sprightly, agreeable. Quality good to very good.
Core and Seeds: Core wide, regular, open, clasping. Seeds numerous, short, plump, brown.
Season
August.
Uses
Dessert.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Dana.
From Gabriel Sleath, near Cincinnati, Ohio. The origin of this pleasant dessert apple is not known. Tree large, productive.
Fruit small, flat, somewhat angular; Surface smooth, rich yellow partially covered mixed red, distinctly striped carmine; Dots pale fawn or yellow; heavy white bloom. Basin shallow, leather-cracked; Eye small, long, closed. Cavity medium, regular; Stem quite long, slender. Core wide, regular, open, clasping; Seeds numerous, short, plump, brown; Flesh yellow, very fine grained, very juicy; Flavor sub-acid, sprightly, agreeable; Quality good to very good; Use, dessert; Season, August.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Dana. Origin, near Cincinnati, O. Tree large, productive. Fruit small, flat, rich, yellow partially covered with mixed red, distinctly striped with carmine, white bloom. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, subacid. August. (Warder.)