Doylestown
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Doylestown
Origin and History
Origin somewhat uncertain, but supposed to be on the farm of Elisha Lynn, Otsego, near Doylestown, Wisconsin.
Tree
The tree is said to be very hardy and moderately vigorous. It bears long, rather slender, tough branches that are upright at first but spread out with age and bearing. It requires but little pruning. Doylestown is an early and good bearer, fruiting annually.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate conical, nearly regular.
Stem: Short to medium, slender.
Cavity: Medium, much russeted, and sometimes extending out on the fruit.
Calyx: Small, closed.
Basin: Medium, slightly plaited.
Skin: Whitish, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red over most of the surface. Moderately sprinkled with large and small yellowish dots, some irregular.
Flesh and Flavor: Fine, quite white, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, with a peculiar slight cranberry flavor.
Core and Seeds: Core large.
Season
October to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Doylestown.
Origin somewhat uncertain, but supposed to be on the farm of Elisha Lynn, Otsego, near Doylestown, Wis. The tree is said to be very hardy, moderately vigorous, with long, rather slender, tough branches, upright at first, but spreads out with age and bearing, requiring but little pruning; an early and good bearer annually.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate conical, nearly regular; skin whitish, shaded, striped and splashed with light and dark red over most of the surface, and moderately sprinkled with large and small yellowish dots, some irregular; stalk short to medium, slender; cavity medium, much russeted, and sometimes extending out on the fruit; calyx small, closed; basin medium, slightly plaited; flesh fine, quite white, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, with a peculiar slight cranberry flavor; core large. October, February.