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Donnelan's Seedling

Apple

Donnelan's Seedling

Origin/History

Of American origin. Noted by Elliott (1865); Downing (1900) cites Elliott as the authority for this variety.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Roundish.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish yellow ground, with dull red stripes.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh yellowish, dry, subacid.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Donnelan's Seedling.

Of American origin.

Fruit medium, roundish, greenish yellow, dull red stripes. Flesh yellowish, dry, subacid. September. (Elliott.)

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

DONNELAN'S SEEDLING.

American. Medium, roundish, greenish yellow, dull red stripes; flesh, yellowish, dry, sub-acid. September.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)