Deaderick
AppleDEADERICK
Origin and History
Originated with Benjamin Ford, Washington county, Tennessee. First disseminated under the name Ozark Pippin.
Tree
Tree rather vigorous, with spreading and somewhat upright form. Twigs moderately stout, nearly straight, with short internodes. Bark bright brownish-red. Lenticels roundish, often conspicuous, scattering, and small. Buds medium size, appressed, obtuse, short, and pubescent. Leaves medium size, somewhat narrow; the base of the petioles is often conspicuously streaked with red.
The tree comes into bearing young and gives promise of being very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fruit large, with broadly roundish form, often rather conical, sometimes broadly ribbed, and pretty regular and uniform in shape.
Stem: Medium to rather long and slender.
Cavity: Large, acute to acuminate, deep and broad; usually smooth and symmetrical, sometimes slightly furrowed, occasionally prominently lipped.
Calyx: Small, partly open or closed; lobes rather narrow and acute.
Basin: Small, shallow, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, nearly smooth, and a little wrinkled.
Skin: Moderately thick and tough, smooth. Prevailing color green or yellowish, becoming yellow. Usually partly covered with a thin pinkish-red blush upon which red areolar dots with russet or whitish center are often seen; commonly the dots are whitish and often submerged. Calyx tube long and funnel-form. Stamens median to nearly marginal.
Core: A little abaxile, medium to small. Cells symmetrical, open or nearly so. Core lines clasp the base of the cylinder. Carpels thin, generally smooth, broadly roundish, narrowing toward the base, slightly emarginate.
Seeds: Numerous, medium or above, rather wide, obtuse.
Flesh: Yellowish, firm, moderately coarse, tender, and rather juicy. Flavor pleasant subacid; quality good.
Season
October to January.
Uses and Quality Notes
A good-sized green apple of somewhat better color than Rhode Island Greening, but it does not keep as well and is inferior to that variety in quality. In Tennessee it is considered a very valuable early winter apple.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)DEADERICK.
REFERENCES. 1. U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1895:22. 2. Watts, Tenn. Sta. Bul., 1:11. 1896. fig. 3. Taylor, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1897:37.
SYNONYMS. Ben Ford (2). DEADERICK (1, 2, 3). Ozark Pippin (2).
A good-sized green apple, of somewhat better color than Rhode Island Greening, but it does not keep as well, and is inferior to that variety in quality. The tree is a strong grower, healthy, and so far as tested here comes into bearing young and gives promise of being very productive. It has not been on trial long enough to indicate whether or not it has sufficient merit to be considered a promising variety for this state. In Tennessee it is considered a very valuable early winter apple (2).
Historical. Originated with Benjamin Ford, Washington county, Tenn. It was first disseminated as Ozark Pippin (2).
TREE.
Tree rather vigorous. Form spreading and somewhat upright. Twigs moderately stout, nearly straight; internodes short. Bark bright brownish-red. Lenticels roundish, often conspicuous, scattering, small. Buds medium size, appressed, obtuse, short, pubescent. Leaves medium size, somewhat narrow; often the base of the petioles is conspicuously streaked with red.
FRUIT.
Fruit large. Form broadly roundish, often rather conical, sometimes broadly ribbed, pretty regular, uniform. Stem medium to rather long, slender. Cavity large, acute to acuminate, deep, broad, usually smooth and symmetrical, sometimes slightly furrowed, occasionally prominently lipped. Calyx small, partly open or closed; lobes rather narrow, acute. Basin small, shallow, obtuse to somewhat abrupt, nearly smooth, a little wrinkled.
Skin moderately thick, tough, smooth, rather bright green becoming yellow, usually partly covered with a thin pinkish-red blush upon which there are often seen red, areolar dots with russet or whitish center; commonly the dots are whitish and often submerged. Prevailing color green or yellowish. Calyx tube long, funnel-form. Stamens median to nearly marginal. Core a little abaxile, medium to small; cells symmetrical, open or nearly so; core lines clasp the base of the cylinder. Carpels thin, generally smooth, broadly roundish, narrowing toward the base, slightly emarginate. Seeds numerous, medium or above, rather wide, obtuse. Flesh yellowish, firm, moderately coarse, tender, rather juicy, pleasant subacid, good.
Season October to January.