Julian
Apple
Julian
Origin / History
An apple of Southern origin (Downing). Budd and Hansen give the origin as North Carolina. Elliott (1865) describes it under the name "Julin" and calls it "indeed, the finest summer apple known North and South." Thomas calls it "one of the finest summer apples at the South."
Tree
Moderately vigorous, very productive. Young shoots light reddish brown, somewhat grayish, with many white dots (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium (Elliott; Lowther's table) to above medium (Downing).
Form: Roundish, inclining to conic or conical, tapering somewhat to the eye. Sides unequal; rather one-sided (Elliott). Lowther's table alone records the form as flat.
Stem: Short; Downing adds small.
Cavity: Moderate (Elliott) to deep, sometimes russeted (Downing).
Calyx: Small; closed (Downing). Segments long, slender, slightly recurved (Downing).
Basin: Narrow (Elliott); deep, slightly corrugated (Downing).
Skin: Thin (Elliott), of a beautiful waxen appearance. Ground waxen whitish to yellowish white, striped, splashed, marbled, and mottled with carmine (Elliott), rich red (Downing), or fine red (Thomas). Lowther's table gives the color as green, striped or splashed with red.
Dots: Whitish or light, sprinkled sparingly or few (Elliott; Budd and Hansen) to moderately (Downing), some having dark centers (Downing).
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white (Elliott) to yellowish white (Downing), tender, juicy. Flavor pleasant subacid (Downing). Elliott calls it "fine flavored." Downing rates it "good to very good"; Lowther's table rates it "good."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Summer, July and August. Elliott gives about the middle of July at the South and August at the North; Thomas says it ripens at midsummer at the South.
Uses
Kitchen (Lowther's table).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 5 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (5)
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Julin.
Juling.
Fruit, medium size, roundish, tapering somewhat to the eye, rather one-sided; calyx, small, in a narrow basin; stem, short, in a moderate cavity; skin, thin, yellowish white, striped and marbled with carmine, of a beautiful waxen appearance, sprinkled sparingly with whitish dots; flesh, white, tender, juicy, and fine flavored; indeed, the finest summer apple known North and South. Ripens about the middle of July at South; August at North.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Julian. Juling. Julien. An Apple of Southern origin. Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. Young shoots light reddish brown, somewhat grayish, many white dots. Fruit above medium, roundish, inclining to conic. Sides unequal. Color waxen whitish, striped, splashed, and mottled with rich red, moderately sprinkled with light dots, some having dark centres. Stalk short, small. Cavity deep, sometimes russeted. Calyx small, closed. Segments long, slender, slightly recurved. Basin deep, slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good to very good. July and August.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Julian. (Julin.) Fruit medium, roundish, conical; calyx small in a narrow basin, stem short in a moderate cavity; striped with fine red on yellowish white; flesh white, tender, and fine flavored. One of the finest summer apples at the South, where it ripens at midsummer.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Julian.—Origin, North Carolina; tree moderately vigorous, very productive.
Fruit above medium, roundish, inclining to conic, unequal; surface waxen, whitish, striped, splashed, and mottled with rich red; dots few, light, some having dark centres; cavity deep, sometimes russeted; stem short, small; basin deep, slightly corrugated; calyx small, closed; segments long, slender, slightly reflexed. Flesh yellowish white, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, good to very good. July and August.
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Julian. Size: medium. Form: flt. Color: green, striped or splashed (red). Quality: good. Use: kitchen. Season: summer.