Dudley Winter (North Star)—A bright colored seedling of Oldenburg, originated by J. W. Dudley, Aroostook County, Maine, and sent out under the name of North Star by a Rochester nursery, but this name is already occupied—Fruit large, regular, roundish oblate; surface smooth, yellow, mostly covered with bright rosy crimson stripes and splashes, coloring nearly solid on sunny side, with thin bluish bloom; cavity regular, wide, obtuse, with trace of stellate russet; stem long; basin deep, abrupt, corrugated and ribbed; calyx closed, segments erect convergent. Core closed; cells round, widely slit; tube conical, rather urn-shaped; stamens median; seeds plump, pointed; flesh yellow, white inside the core outline, fine grained, pleasant subacid, very good. Late fall and early winter.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)

DUDLEY.

REFERENCES. 1. Me. Sta. Rpt., 1891:197. 2. U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1891:390. 3. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:245. 4. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1893:132. 5. Hoskins, Amer. Gard., 14:299. 1893. 6. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1902:83, 91. 7. Budd-Hansen, 1903:71. 8. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1903:95.

SYNONYMS. DUDLEY (2, 6, 8). DUDLEY WINTER (1, 4). DUDLEY Winter (7). Dudley's Winter (6). NORTH STAR (3, 5). North Star (6, 7, 8).

A very hardy and productive variety which is being planted to a considerable extent in Northern New England. The fruit is pretty large, bright greenish-yellow washed and splashed with red, quite attractive in appearance and good in quality. Munson says that it is perhaps now more widely grown than any other of the newer sorts that have originated in New England. He considers it a valuable acquisition as a winter fruit for northern localities (6). As fruited at Geneva it is in season in September and October, although it may sometimes be kept into the winter. It is recommended for trial particularly where a very hardy apple of its season is desired.

Historical. A seedling of the Oldenburg, which originated with J. W. Dudley, Castle Hill, Aroostook county, Me. (1, 6). A few years ago it was introduced by a Rochester nursery under the name North Star but it was afterward found that this name had already been given to another variety and therefore the name Dudley Winter was retained for it, which, according to the accepted rules of nomenclature is shortened to Dudley.

TREE.

Tree small, moderately vigorous to vigorous; branches short, moderately stout. Form very spreading and drooping, rather dense. Twigs below medium length to short, almost straight, moderately stout to rather slender; internodes short to medium. Bark brown tinged with clear bright red, with but little or no scarf-skin and but slightly pubescent. Lenticels rather conspicuous, clear in color, scattering, medium in size, oblong, raised. Buds medium or above, rather prominent, plump, obtuse to acute, free or nearly so, somewhat pubescent.

FRUIT.

Fruit medium to large, uniform. Form roundish conic to roundish oblate, symmetrical. Stem long, rather thick. Cavity acute to almost acuminate, rather deep, broad, sometimes lightly russeted, obscurely furrowed. Calyx medium to large, open or partly closed. Basin decidedly abrupt, moderately deep to deep, moderately broad, obscurely furrowed, wrinkled.

Skin thin, tender, smooth, bright pale yellow or whitish mostly covered with a bright pinkish-red blush striped and splashed with bright carmine and covered with light bloom. Dots scattering, light, small. General appearance red or red striped over contrasting yellow, attractive.

Calyx tube long, moderately wide, funnel-shape or sometimes conical. Stamens median to marginal.

Core almost axile, medium or below; cells closed or partly open; core lines clasping or nearly so. Carpels broadly elliptical, not emarginate, slightly tufted. Seeds large, wide, long, somewhat flat, obtuse to acute, dull dark brown.

Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, crisp, nearly fine-grained, tender, very juicy, aromatic, brisk subacid eventually becoming mild, very good.

Season September and October or sometimes later.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Dudley Winter (North Star).—A bright-colored seedling of Oldenburg, originated by J. W. Dudley, Aroostook Co., Maine, and sent out under the name of North Star by a Rochester nursery; but this name is already occupied.

Fruit large, regular, roundish oblate; surface smooth, yellow, mostly covered with bright rosy crimson stripes and splashes, coloring nearly solid on sunny side, with thin bluish bloom; cavity regular, wide, obtuse, with trace of stellate russet; stem long; basin deep, abrupt, corrugated and ribbed; calyx closed; segments erect convergent. Core closed; cells round, widely slit; tube conical, rather urn-shaped; stamens median; seeds plump, pointed; flesh yellow, white inside the core outline, fine-grained, pleasant subacid, very good. Late fall and early winter.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

DUDLEY. Dudley's Winter. North Star. By virtue of hardiness and productiveness, Dudley deserves a place in orchards in northern localities. The fruit is of the type of Oldenburg. The variety is not desirable except where hardiness is a determinant. Dudley is a seedling of Oldenburg, grown by J. W. Dudley, Castle Hill, Maine, having been first described in 1891. Tree small, vigorous, spreading and drooping, dense; branches short, stout. Fruit large, uniform, round-conic or round-oblate, symmetrical; stem long, thick; cavity acute, deep, broad, sometimes russeted, obscurely furrowed; calyx large, open or partly closed; basin abrupt, deep, broad, obscurely furrowed, wrinkled; skin thin, tender, smooth, pale yellow covered with a bright red blush, striped and splashed with carmine and covered with light bloom; dots scattering, light, small; prevailing color red striped over yellow; calyx-tube long, wide, funnel-shape; stamens median; core axile; cells closed or partly open; core-lines clasping; carpels broadly elliptical, tufted; seeds large, wide, long, flat, obtuse, dull dark brown; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine-grained, tender, very juicy, aromatic, brisk subacid becoming mild; very good; September and October.

— U.P. Hedrick, Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits (1922)