Deaderick

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.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

DEADERICK. Ozark Pippin. Deaderick is a large apple with a pleasing commingling of yellow and green, making it rather more handsome than Rhode Island Greening, which it much resembles. The apples are inferior to those of Rhode Island Greening in quality, and do not keep so well. In Tennessee and other parts of the South, it is looked on with favor as an early winter apple. The variety originated in Washington County, Tennessee, about 1890, on the farm of Benjamin Ford. Tree vigorous, spreading, upright. Leaves narrow; often the base of the petioles is conspicuously streaked with red. Fruit large, round, often conical, sometimes broadly ribbed, regular, uniform; stem long, slender; cavity large, acute, deep, broad, smooth and symmetrical, sometimes furrowed, occasionally lipped; calyx small, open or closed; lobes narrow, acute; basin small, shallow, obtuse, abrupt, smooth, wrinkled; skin thick, tough, smooth, yellow usually partly covered with a thin pinkish-red blush upon which are red, areolar dots with russet or whitish centers; commonly the dots are white and often submerged; prevailing color green or yellow; calyx-tube long, funnel-form; stamens median; core abaxile, small; cells symmetrical, open; core-lines clasping the base of the cylinder; carpels thin, smooth, broadly round, narrowing toward the base, emarginate; seeds numerous, large, wide, obtuse; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid; good; October to January.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)