John Apple
AppleJohn Apple
Origin/History
Called also Deux Annee's from its property of long keeping. A cider apple of celebrity in England. Characterized by Philips in his poem on cider: "Nor John apple, whose withered rind, entrencht with many a furrow, aptly represents decrepid age."
Tree
Grows in an upright form. Bark of yellowish cast. Hangs late on the tree.
Fruit
Size & Form: Small, conical.
Skin: Tough and yellow, with a small portion of red towards the sun.
Flesh: Yellow, rich, hard and dry.
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin: Not described in source.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Hangs late on the tree; long keeping (Deux Annee's variety name alludes to keeping ability through two years).
Uses
Fit only for cider.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1912) from Washington
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
View original book sources (1)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 130. JOHN APPLE.
Called also Deux Annee's from its property of long keeping—it is a cider apple of celebrity in England, and is characterized by Philips in his poem on cider very correctly. "Nor John apple, whose withered rind, entrencht with many a furrow, aptly represents decrepid age." It is a small conical fruit; the skin tough and yellow, with a small portion of red towards the sun; the flesh yellow, rich, hard and dry; fit only for cider—it hangs late on the tree, which grows in an upright form, the bark of a yellowish cast.