Leona
AppleLeona Apple
Origin and History
Originated by S. A. Alling, Homer, Minnesota. The fruit of two years has been shown together at Minnesota State Fair.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form Below medium in size; regular form, slightly unequal and oblique; oblate or depressed.
Surface and Color Unctuous; light clear golden yellow ground color, mostly covered on the sunny side with bright crimson; obscurely splashed with carmine on the shaded side; thinly splashed, striped, and dotted with bright red. Described as an attractive fruit.
Skin Details Dots obscure, few, minute, and yellow in color.
Cavity Regular and obtuse; some specimens show light golden radiating russet.
Stem Medium to rather long; stout.
Basin Shallow, regular, and wide, with minute wrinkles.
Calyx Half open; segments erect and convergent.
Core Closed, clasping, sessile. Cells round with a slit. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.
Seeds Few in number; short, angular, and pointed.
Flesh and Flavor White flesh, moderately juicy and firm. Flavor mild, pleasant, saccharine, and subacid; quality rated good.
Season
Late winter and spring.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Leona—Originated by S. A. Alling, Homer, Minnesota. The fruit of two years has been shown together at Minnesota State Fair—Fruit below medium, regular, slightly unequal and oblique, oblate or depressed; surface unctuous, light clear golden yellow, mostly covered on sunny side with bright crimson, obscurely splashed with carmine on shaded side, thinly splashed, striped and dotted with bright red, an attractive fruit; dots obscure, few, minute, yellow; cavity regular, obtuse, some with light golden radiating russet; stem medium to rather long, stout; basin shallow, regular, wide, with minute wrinkles; calyx half open, segments erect convergent. Core closed, clasping, sessile; cells round, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seed few, short, angular, pointed; flesh white, moderately juicy, firm, mild, pleasant, saccharine, subacid, good. Season late winter and spring.