Disharoon
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Disharoon
Origin/History
Originated in Habersham County, Georgia. A southern apple, little known in the northern states; not recommended for planting in New York state (Beach).
Tree
Growth upright and vigorous; productive (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium (Downing; Lowther) to rather large (Beach; Thomas) or large (Elliott). Sources differ on size, with northern references generally calling it medium and southern/earlier references calling it large.
Form: Roundish conical (Downing); regular, slightly conical (Elliott); roundish-oblate, slightly conical (Thomas). Lowther describes the form as "re" (regular).
Stem: Short, set in a large cavity (Thomas).
Cavity: Large (Thomas).
Calyx: Small (Elliott; Thomas).
Basin: Narrow (Elliott); rather deep and narrow (Thomas).
Skin: Greenish white, covered with gray dots (Downing); yellowish green, with many roundish spots made darker by minute specks (Elliott); yellowish green (Thomas); yellowish-green (Beach); green (Lowther).
Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish white (Downing) or white (Thomas), juicy, tender, with a pleasant subacid flavor (Downing). Fine aromatic, sub-acid (Elliott); fine sub-acid, aromatic flavor, resembling that of Newtown Pippin (Thomas). Subacid with an aromatic flavor somewhat like that of the Green Newtown (Beach). Quality good (Downing; Lowther).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to December (Downing; Thomas). Early Winter, or late Autumn at the South (Elliott). Season not recorded by Lowther.
Uses
Both kitchen and market (Lowther).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Lowther's station reporting: Northern Division stations: none recorded. Central Division stations: none recorded. Southern Division: 5 stations (reported in more than one division).
Book Sources
Described in 5 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Disharoon.
Origin, Habersham County, Georgia, growth upright and vigorous, productive.
Fruit medium, roundish conical, greenish white, covered with gray dots. Flesh yellowish white, juicy, tender, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Good. November to December.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)DISHAROON.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1857:135. 2. Elliott, 1859:73. 3. Warder, 1867:717. 4. Leroy, 1873:260. fig. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 6. Barry, 1883:344. 7. Thomas, 1885:223. 8. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:237.
A yellowish-green apple, rather large, subacid with an aromatic flavor somewhat like that of the Green Newtown. It is a southern apple which is but little known in this region. It is not recommended for planting in New York state.
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Disharoon is a medium-sized apple of re form with green skin. Quality is good; use is both kitchen and market. Season is not recorded. Northern Division stations: none recorded. Central Division stations: none recorded. Southern Division: 5 stations (reported in more than one division).
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)DISHAROON.
From Georgia. Fruit, large, regular, slightly conical; calyx, small, in a narrow basin; skin, yellowish green, with many roundish spots made darker by minute specks; flesh, fine aromatic, sub-acid. Early Winter, or late Autumn at the South.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Disharoon. Rather large, roundish-oblate, slightly conical; yellowish green; stalk short, cavity large, calyx small; basin rather deep and narrow; flesh white, with a fine sub-acid, aromatic flavor, resembling that of Newtown Pippin. November, December. Georgia.