Diana
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Diana
Origin and History
Diana was first recorded in the United States in 1929, received from the Dominion Experimental Farm in Morden, Manitoba. A second record documents the variety as PI No. 107208, received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, identified as one of Mitchurin's varieties from Chernipon, with station designation A422 57.
Fruit
Size and Form
Small to medium. Round to conical.
Skin
Covered with red stripes.
Flesh and Flavor
Creamy, soft, subacid, good.
Core and Seeds
Not described in source.
Cavity and Calyx
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season
Late September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Reporting station (first record): Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG). Reporting station (second record): MyC.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Diana. First record: received from Dom. Exp. Farm, Morden, Man. 1929. Fruit small to medium, covered with red stripes. Round to conical. Flesh creamy, soft, subacid, good. Late September. Reporting station: Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG). Second record: PI No. 107208; received from Glenn Dale, Md. Mitchurin's varieties from Chernipon. Station No. A422 57. Reporting station: MyC.