Deane
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Deane
Also known as: Nine Ounce
Origin and History
Origin unknown; supposed to originate in East Wilton, Maine, where it is held in high regard as the best apple of its season.
Tree
Vigorous and spreading in habit. Bears fruit abundantly in alternate years, with only a light crop in the intervening years (biennial bearing).
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium. Shape oblate to roundish oblate conic, angular, slightly oblique, and flattened at the base.
Skin: Whitish ground, shaded and rather obscurely splashed and mottled with light red. Moderately sprinkled with yellowish dots, a few of which are areolate (ringed).
Stem: Short and small.
Cavity: Rather large; slightly greenish in tone.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium in size, slightly corrugated.
Flesh: Quite white, fine-grained, tender, and juicy. Flavor sprightly, subacid to vinous.
Core: Medium.
Season
September to October.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Deane.
Nine Ounce.
Origin unknown, supposed to be East Wilton, Maine, where it is considered the best apple of its season; tree vigorous, spreading, bearing abundantly alternate years, and a light crop the intervening ones.
Fruit medium, oblate to roundish oblate conic, angular, slightly oblique, and flattened at the base; skin whitish, shaded and rather obscurely splashed and mottled with light red, and moderately sprinkled with yellowish dots, a few being areole; stalk short, small; cavity rather large, a little greenish; calyx closed; basin medium, slightly corrugated; flesh quite white, fine, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid or vinous; core medium. September, October.