Douglas
AppleDouglas
Origin and History
Origin: Minnesota
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Large, very regular, oblate.
Skin and Surface Surface coloring much like Duchess. Dots very obscure, gray, few.
Cavity Regular, acuminate, narrow, with some radiating russet.
Stem Very short.
Basin Smooth, abrupt, narrow.
Calyx Closed, segments erect convergent.
Core and Seeds Core closed. Cells roundish ovate, slit. Tube conical. Stamens median. Seeds about ten, plump.
Flesh and Flavor White, juicy, subacid, good.
Season
August, September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Catalogued as No. 3 in Hansen's 1902 study.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Douglas (No. 3)—Origin, Minnesota—Fruit large, very regular, oblate; surface coloring, much like Duchess; dots very obscure, gray, few; cavity regular, acuminate, narrow, some radiating russet; stem very short; basin smooth, abrupt, narrow; calyx closed, segments erect convergent. Core closed; cells roundish ovate, slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds about ten, plump; flesh white, juicy, subacid, good. August, September.