du Bois
Appledu Bois
Origin / History
The du Bois originated as a chance seedling in the town of Claverack, Columbia county, N. Y. Heiges described it in the U. S. Pomological Report of 1894 from specimens received from Columbia county. Mr. F. P. Studley furnished Heiges with the fruit from which that description was made and reported the origin of the variety. The fruit was described as a red-striped winter apple.
Tree
The tree is very hardy and a good grower, forming a round compact head. It is productive in alternate years.
Fruit
Size: Medium size. Not so large as Blue Pearmain.
Form: Oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow washed with mixed red and striped with crimson. Skin tough. Fruit firm. Very showy, of the Blue Pearmain type.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Yellowish-white, stained with red. Mild subacid, good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
The fruit is a winter apple and a very late keeper, sometimes kept till July.
Uses
The fruit is showy and firm, with a tough skin. It apparently stands shipping well.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)DU BOIS.
Reference. 1. Heiges, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1894:19.
A red-striped winter apple described by Heiges (1) in 1894 from specimens received from Columbia county, N. Y., as above medium size, oblate, yellow washed with mixed red and striped with crimson; flesh yellowish-white, stained with red, mild subacid, good. Mr. F. P. Studley, who furnished Heiges with the fruit from which the above description was made reports further concerning this variety that it originated as a chance seedling in the town of Claverack, and that it is a very showy apple of the Blue Pearmain type although the fruit is not so large as that of Blue Pearmain. It apparently would stand shipping well for the skin is tough and the fruit is firm. It is a very late keeper sometimes being kept till July. The tree is very hardy, a good grower, forming a round compact head. It is productive in alternate years.