Dapper

Apple

Dapper

Origin/History

From Georgia (Downing). American variety (Elliott).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish, truncate (Downing). Roundish (Elliott).

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Small, closed (Elliott).

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow with crimson specks (Downing). Yellow, clouded with dull green, and speckled with crimson in sun (Elliott).

Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

From Pennsylvania report.

View original book sources (2)

Dapper.

From Georgia.

Fruit small, roundish, truncate, yellow, with crimson specks. (Pa. Rep.)

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

Dapper.

American. Fruit, small, roundish, yellow, clouded with dull green, and speckled with crimson in sun; calyx, small, closed.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)