Deoma

Apple

Deoma

Origin/History

Minnesota. J. S. Harris stated in December 1901: "I think better of this apple than formerly."

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form Large, very regular, round, slightly truncated.

Skin Smooth, yellow with bronze blush. Dots large, obscure, few, white; some with minute russet centers, suffused.

Cavity Regular, deep, obtuse, wide, slightly russeted.

Stem Medium, stout.

Basin Wide, somewhat corrugated and wavy.

Calyx Open, segments divergent, sometimes erect.

Flesh and Flavor White, juicy, sprightly, brisk subacid, good.

Core and Seeds Core open, meeting. Cells ovate, slit. Tube wide, funnel-shaped. Stamens basal. Seeds seventeen, short, plump.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Chiefly culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (1)

Deoma—Origin, Minnesota. J. S. Harris said, in December, 1901, "I think better of this apple than formerly."—Fruit large, very regular, round, slightly truncated; surface smooth, yellow, bronze blush; dots large, obscure, few, white, some with minute russet centres, suffused; cavity regular, deep, obtuse, wide, slightly russeted; stem medium, stout; basin wide, somewhat corrugated and wavy; calyx open, segments divergent, sometimes erect. Core open, meeting; cells ovate, slit; tube wide, funnel-shaped; stamens basal; seeds seventeen, short, plump; flesh white, juicy, sprightly, brisk subacid, good. Chiefly culinary. Winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)