Doux d'Argent
AppleDoux d'Argent
Origin / History
Supposed French origin (Downing). Planted at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., in spring 1895, and listed in the Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900).
Tree
Vigorous and productive, with straight, downy young shoots (Downing). A moderate grower in the Agassiz, B.C., trial planting.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate to roundish, flattened, conical.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Waxen yellow to greenish yellow, bright red in the sun (Downing).
Dots: Whitish, sprinkled (Agassiz).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, firm; crisp and partially sweet, not very juicy (Downing); juicy, mildly sub-acid, with a pleasant flavor, quality good (Agassiz).
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December and January (Downing); winter (Agassiz).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1913) from Illinois
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Doux d'Argent.
Doux d'Angers. D'Eve. Ostogate.
Supposed French origin. Tree vigorous, productive, with straight, downy young shoots.
Fruit medium, oblate, conical, waxen yellow, bright red in the sun. Flesh white, firm, crisp, not very juicy, partially sweet. December, January.
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1895. Tree a moderate grower. Fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened. Skin greenish yellow, sprinkled with whitish dots. Flesh firm, juicy, mildly sub-acid, with a pleasant flavour, quality good. Season Winter.