Duzenbury
AppleDuzenbury
Origin/History
Originated on the farm of Charles Duzenbury, Phillipstown, Putnam County, N.Y. Beach (1905) notes that it appears to be but little known outside of the locality where it originated. Downing's description dates to 1872, with the variety characterized as a valuable new apple at that time.
Tree
A vigorous grower, forming a handsome spreading head. Bears abundantly. Young wood dark brownish red.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conical, truncated.
Skin: Greenish yellow, shaded and rather obscurely splashed with dull red over nearly two-thirds of the surface, and sprinkled with a few gray and light dots.
Stem: Rather short.
Cavity: Rather large and deep.
Calyx: Closed. Segments medium, erect to a point.
Basin: Rather abrupt, slightly corrugated.
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish yellow, crisp, tender, moderately juicy, very mild and pleasant subacid, almost sweet. Quality: Very good.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
February to May. Keeps and retains its flavor until May. Beach characterizes it as a late winter apple.
Uses
A keeper; valued for its long storage season and retention of flavor into late winter and spring.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)DUZENBURY.
This valuable new Apple originated on the farm of Charles Duzenbury, Phillipstown, Putnam Co., N. Y. The tree is a vigorous grower, forming a handsome spreading head, producing abundantly a medium-sized, regular, uniform fruit, which keeps and retains its flavor until May. Young wood, dark brownish red.
Fruit medium ; form roundish conical, truncated ; color greenish yellow, shaded and rather obscurely splashed with dull red over nearly two-thirds its surface, and sprinkled with a few gray and light dots. Stalk rather short. Cavity rather large and deep. Calyx closed. Segments medium, erect to a point. Basin rather abrupt, slightly corrugated. Flesh whitish yellow, crisp, tender, moderately juicy, very mild, and pleasant subacid, almost sweet. Core small. Very good. February to May.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)DUZENBURY.
REFERENCE. 1. Downing, 1872:152.
A medium sized, late winter apple, described by Downing (1) as greenish overspread with dull red, very mild subacid, almost sweet, very good in quality. It originated at Phillipstown, Putnam county, N. Y. It appears to be but little known outside of the locality where it originated.