Jane
AppleJane
Origin and History
A variety originating in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Tree
Medium upright growth habit. An annual bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, roundish.
Skin: Yellowish ground color, shaded with deep red in the sun and lighter in the shade. Surface marked with some obscure splashes and stripes. Few light and gray dots scattered across the skin.
Flesh: Yellow, compact texture, moderately juicy. Flavor mild subacid, almost sweet.
Quality: Good.
Season and Storage
December to March. Suitable for storage through the winter months.
Note: The Downing source provides limited detail on cavity depth, calyx shape, basin characteristics, stem dimensions, core structure, and seed characteristics. These details are not recorded in the available source material.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Jane.
Origin, Bucks Co., Pa. Tree of medium upright growth, an annual bearer.
Fruit medium, roundish, yellowish, shaded with deep red in the sun, lighter in the shade, some obscure splashes and stripes, few light and gray dots. Flesh yellow, compact, moderately juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Good. December to March.