Domine
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Domine
Origin / History
Imported from England. Described in William Coxe's A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), where it is listed as No. 24 under the name Domine.
Tree
Tree remarkably handsome, tall, upright, and spreading, of luxuriant growth. Bears abundantly.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Stalk thick and short.
Cavity: Stalk planted in a large hollow.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Crown planted in a large hollow, as is also the stalk.
Skin: Fair in appearance. Ground color greenish yellow, with a blush toward the blossom end.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh firm, juicy, and rich, of a fine flavor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Listed as "NO 24. DOMINE." in Coxe's numbered series of varieties.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO 24. DOMINE.
The Domine' was imported from England: the tree is remarkably handsome, tall, upright, and spreading, and of luxuriant growth; the fruit is large and fair: the colour a greenish yellow, with a blush towards the blossom end; the stalk is thick and short, planted in a large hollow, as is also the crown—the flesh is firm, juicy, rich, and of a fine flavour. It ripens in October, and bears abundantly.