Doyle
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Doyle
Origin/History
Origin: Texas. (J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology, 1914, citing U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1902)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form
Above medium, roundish.
Skin
Tough surface, moderately smooth, with numerous russet patches. Color: yellow, washed red, splashed and striped crimson.
Dots
Brown, erupted.
Cavity
Regular, large, deep, with wide russet margins.
Stem
Medium length, slender.
Basin
Regular, medium depth, gradual with shallow furrows.
Calyx
Small, partially closed. Segments small, converging, slightly reflexed.
Core
Large, conical, clasping.
Seeds
Medium size, plump, brown.
Flesh
Yellowish, fine-textured, breaking. Flavor: juicy, rich, aromatic, subacid, very good.
Season
August.
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 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Doyle. — Origin, Texas. Fruit above medium, roundish; skin tough; surface moderately smooth, with numerous russet patches, yellow, washed red, splashed and striped crimson; dots brown, erupted; cavity regular, large, deep, wide russet margins; stem medium, slender; basin regular, medium, gradual with shallow furrows; calyx small, partially closed; segments small, converging, slightly reflexed. Core large, conical, clasping; seeds medium, plump, brown; flesh yellowish, fine, breaking, juicy, rich, aromatic, subacid, very good. August. (U. S. Dept. Agr., 1902.)