Mann
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History
A chance seedling in the orchard of Judge Mooney of Granby, Oswego County, New York, where it was formerly called the Deiltz. It was introduced into Niagara county by Dr. Mann, and on the suggestion of Elisha Moody of Lockport the Western New York Horticultural Society named the apple Mann (Beach). It is not grown extensively in any portion of the state but it is still being planted to a limited extent by commercial growers (Beach). Beach describes it as a hard, green, late-keeping apple used by the trade to some extent as a substitute for Rhode Island Greening late in the season when it often brings good prices, though decidedly inferior to Rhode Island Greening in quality and not always having a good clear green color, being sometimes streaked more or less with a network of russet. Its great merits are the productiveness of the tree and the smoothness, uniformity and superior keeping and shipping qualities of the fruit.
Tree
Tree medium to large, moderately vigorous to vigorous (Beach); hardy (Downing). Form at first decidedly upright and rather dense but after bearing heavy crops becomes decidedly spreading with the laterals inclined to droop (Beach). Downing describes it as an upright grower with rather slender branches, forming a round head. Twigs medium to long, nearly straight, rather slender to moderately stout; internodes short (Beach). Bark more or less dark dull brown overspread with grayish-green and streaked with gray scarf-skin, slightly pubescent near tips (Beach). Lenticels numerous, dull, not very conspicuous, above medium to below, roundish, slightly raised (Beach). Buds medium to rather short, plump, obtuse, appressed, pubescent, deeply set in bark (Beach).
An early and annual bearer (Downing; Thomas). Beach qualifies this, noting that the tree usually is a reliable cropper, yielding good to heavy crops biennially or in some localities almost annually, but is a little slow about coming into bearing. The tree is superior to Rhode Island Greening and Baldwin in hardiness (Beach). In many cases the crops are so heavy that the percentage of loss in undersized fruit is rather high and the trees are damaged by the breaking of the limbs (Beach).
Fruit
Size: Medium to large (Downing, Beach, Thomas).
Form: Roundish oblate (Downing, Thomas). Beach gives roundish, somewhat inclined to oblate, symmetrical, usually pretty regular, sometimes faintly ribbed; pretty uniform in size and shape. Downing adds nearly regular.
Stem: Short, rather small (Downing). Short to medium, usually not exserted (Beach).
Cavity: Downing describes it as medium or quite large, sometimes slightly russeted. Beach describes it as acuminate, rather narrow to moderately wide, deep, usually russeted, and often with outspreading broken russet, somewhat furrowed.
Calyx: Generally closed (Downing). Small to medium, closed or partly open; lobes medium in length, acute (Beach).
Basin: Rather large, slightly corrugated (Downing). Somewhat abrupt, rather narrow to moderately wide, usually pretty symmetrical, furrowed and wrinkled (Beach).
Skin: Downing describes deep yellow when fully ripe, often with a shade of brownish red where exposed, and thickly sprinkled with light and gray dots, a few being areole. Beach describes the skin as moderately thick, tough, at first deep green, often partly overspread with a brownish-red blush tinged with shade of olive-green but late in the season it develops a pronounced yellow color. Dots numerous, large, conspicuous, areolar, whitish with russet center (Beach). Thomas describes yellow with a brownish-red cheek. Beach also notes that the apple does not always have a good clear green color, being sometimes streaked more or less with a network of russet.
Flesh/Flavor: Yellowish, half fine, half tender, juicy, mild pleasant subacid; good to very good (Downing). Beach describes the flesh as yellowish, moderately coarse, moderately juicy, at first very hard and firm but later becoming moderately tender and somewhat crisp, subacid, fair to good. Thomas gives mild, juicy, good.
Core/Seeds: Core medium (Downing). Beach gives core below medium to small, usually axile or nearly so; cells pretty symmetrical, usually closed, sometimes open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels smooth, broad, narrowing towards the base and apex or approaching truncate at the base, but slightly emarginate if at all. Seeds numerous, medium or above, wide, obtuse to acute, dark (Beach). Calyx tube moderately wide, cone-shape. Stamens below median to basal (Beach).
Season
January to April (Downing). Commercial limit March or April in ordinary storage and May in cold storage (Beach). Keeps till April (Thomas). A late keeper (Downing).
Uses
Valuable for market and cooking, and a fair table fruit (Downing).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) includes Mann in a variety-characteristic table:
Description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.
Mann.............................. M | rob | r | VG | b | W | 3*
[NOTE: Downing's text appears under the heading "Manx." — this is a known alternate spelling or OCR artifact; the description clearly matches Mann based on origin, characteristics, and all other details.]
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 27 catalogs (1884–1921) from Alabama, California, Illinois, Nebraska, Oregon, Virginia, Washington
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1884
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1888
- California Nursery Co. , Niles , California — 1889
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1889
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1890
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1891
- Milwaukie-Canby Nurseries , Canby, OR (and Milwaukie, OR) — 1893
- Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. , Timothy Hopkins (Menlo Park Nurseries), San Francisco / Menlo Park , California — 1893
- Multnomah Nurseries , Russellville , Oregon — 1894
- The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1895
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1897
- The Salem Nursery (John A. Francis , Proprietor), Salem , Virginia — 1897
- Alabama Nursery Co. , Huntsville , Alabama — 1900
- The Dalles Nurseries , The Dalles , Oregon — 1901
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
- Carlton Nursery Co. , Carlton , Oregon — 1909
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Galbraith Nursery Co. (DeWitt Hansen , Pres.-Mgr.), Fairbury , Nebraska — 1911
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
- Union Nurseries , J.B. Weaver & Sons, Union , Oregon — 1915
- Fancher Creek Nurseries , George C. Roeding, Fresno , California — 1918
- Benedict Nursery Co. , Portland , Oregon — 1921
View original book sources (4)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Manx.
A chance seedling in the orchard of Judge Mooney, of Granby, N. Y. Tree hardy, an upright grower, with rather slender branches, forming a round head; an early and annual bearer, a late keeper, valuable for market and cooking, and a fair table fruit.
Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, nearly regular; skin deep yellow when fully ripe, often with a shade of brownish red where exposed, and thickly sprinkled with light and gray dots, a few being areole; stalk short, rather small; cavity medium or quite large, sometimes slightly russeted; calyx generally closed; basin rather large, slightly corrugated; flesh yellowish, half fine, half tender, juicy, mild pleasant subacid; good to very good; core medium. January, April.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)MANN.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1872:21 app. fig. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1877:10. 3. Moody, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1881:124. 4. Barry, 1883:349. 5. Moody, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:27. 6. Thomas, 1885:517. 7. Can. Hort., 11:113. 1888. 8. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:244. 10. Woolverton, Out. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 5:18. 1898. figs. 11. Ib., 6:35. 1899. 12. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Bul., 37:44. 1901. 13. Munson, Me. Sta. Bul., 82:95. 1902. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:123. 15. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B.P.I. Bul., 48:48. 1903. 16. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:131. 1904.
SYNONYM. Deiltz (3).
A hard, green, late-keeping apple used by the trade to some extent as a substitute for Rhode Island Greening late in the season when it often brings good prices. It is decidedly inferior to Rhode Island Greening in quality and does not always have a good clear green color, being sometimes streaked more or less with a network of russet. Its great merits are the productiveness of the tree and the smoothness, uniformity and superior keeping and shipping qualities of the fruit. The tree is superior to Rhode Island Greening and Baldwin in hardiness (5, 8) and usually is a reliable cropper, yielding good to heavy crops biennially or in some localities almost annually. It is a little slow about coming into bearing. In many cases the crops are so heavy that the percentage of loss in undersized fruit is rather high and the trees are damaged by the breaking of the limbs.
Historical. Originated as a chance seedling in the orchard of Judge Mooney of Granby, Oswego county, N. Y. (1), where it was formerly called the Deiltz. It was introduced into Niagara county by Dr. Mann, and on the suggestion of Elisha Moody of Lockport the Western New York Horticultural Society named the apple Mann (3). It is not grown extensively in any portion of the state but it is still being planted to a limited extent by commercial growers.
TREE.
Tree medium to large, moderately vigorous to vigorous. Form at first decidedly upright and rather dense but after bearing heavy crops becomes decidedly spreading with the laterals inclined to droop. Twigs medium to long, nearly straight, rather slender to moderately stout; internodes short. Bark more or less dark dull brown overspread with grayish-green and streaked with gray scarf-skin, slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels numerous, dull, not very conspicuous, above medium to below, roundish, slightly raised. Buds medium to rather short, plump, obtuse, appressed, pubescent, deeply set in bark.
FRUIT.
Fruit medium to large. Form roundish, somewhat inclined to oblate, symmetrical, usually pretty regular, sometimes faintly ribbed; pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem short to medium, usually not exserted. Cavity acuminate, rather narrow to moderately wide, deep, usually russeted, and often with outspreading broken russet, somewhat furrowed. Calyx small to medium, closed or partly open; lobes medium in length, acute. Basin somewhat abrupt, rather narrow to moderately wide, usually pretty symmetrical, furrowed and wrinkled. Skin moderately thick, tough, at first deep green, often partly overspread with a brownish-red blush tinged with shade of olive-green but late in the season it develops a pronounced yellow color. Dots numerous, large, conspicuous, areolar, whitish with russet center. Calyx tube moderately wide, cone-shape. Stamens below median to basal. Core below medium to small, usually axile or nearly so; cells pretty symmetrical, usually closed, sometimes open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels smooth, broad, narrowing towards the base and apex or approaching truncate at the base, but slightly emarginate if at all. Seeds numerous, medium or above, wide, obtuse to acute, dark. Flesh yellowish, moderately coarse, moderately juicy, at first very hard and firm but later becoming moderately tender and somewhat crisp, subacid, fair to good.
Season. Commercial limit March or April in ordinary storage and May in cold storage (16).
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Mann.............................. M | rob | r | VG | b | W | 3*
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Mann.* Fruit large, roundish oblate; yellow, with a brownish-red cheek; mild, juicy, good. Tree an upright grower and annual bearer. Keeps till April. New York.