Dawson's Cluster
Apple
Dawson's Cluster
Origin/History
Originated in Clark County, Ohio. Downing's 1900 entry cites Warder as the source, indicating no independent documentation had emerged by that date.
Tree
An enormous bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Full medium, oblong-truncate or ovate, regular. (Downing, drawing from Warder, describes the form as simply oblong-truncate, omitting the ovate alternative.)
Stem: Long, with a knob.
Cavity: Very acute, wavy.
Calyx: Eye large, closed.
Basin: Abrupt, regular.
Skin: Smooth, pale yellow, blushed lightly with brown. Dots scattered, gray.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellowish-white, fine-grained, tender, juicy. Flavor sub-acid. Quality good.
Core and Seeds: Core medium, heart-shaped, regular, closed, clasping. Seeds numerous, plump, large.
Season
November.
Uses
Kitchen use, but chiefly recommended for cider.
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)Dawson's Cluster.
From Clark County, Ohio.
Fruit full medium, oblong-truncate or ovate, regular;
Surface smooth, pale yellow, blushed lightly with brown; Dots scattered, gray.
Basin abrupt, regular; Eye large, closed.
Cavity very acute, wavy; Stem long, with a knob.
Core medium, heart-shaped, regular, closed, clasping; Seeds numerous, plump, large; Flesh yellowish-white, fine-grained, tender, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality good; Use, kitchen, but chiefly recommended for cider; Season, November. An enormous bearer.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Dawson's Cluster. From Clark Co., O. Fruit medium, oblong, truncate, pale yellow, blushed lightly with brown. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, subacid. Good. November. (Warder.)