McDaniel
AppleMcDaniel
Origin/History
A seedling originating in Green County, Ohio. Awarded a premium at the Ohio State Fair in 1855. Downing's description is explicitly derived from Warder and adds no independent information.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Full medium, regular, oblate.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Narrow, regular.
Calyx: Eye medium, closed.
Basin: Medium, regular.
Skin: Surface very smooth, yellow, well covered with rich crimson; stripes indistinct. Dots scattered, light gray.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh rich yellow, solid, juicy. Flavor sub-acid, rich, piquant — likened to a Spitzenberg.
Core and Seeds: Core medium, regular, closed. Seeds plump, dark.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)McDaniel.
This is a seedling of Green County, Ohio, to which was awarded a premium at the State Fair in 1855. Fruit full medium, regular, oblate ; surface very smooth, yellow, well covered with rich crimson, indistinct stripes ; dots scattered, light gray. Basin medium, regular ; eye medium, closed. Cavity narrow, regular ; stem short. Core medium, regular, closed ; seeds plump, dark ; flesh rich yellow, solid, juicy ; flavor sub-acid, rich, piquant, like a Spitzenberg ; October, November.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)McDaniel.
Origin, Green Co., Ohio.
Fruit full medium, regular, oblate, yellow, covered with rich crimson, indistinct stripes. Dots light gray. Flesh yellow, solid, juicy, subacid, rich, piquant. October, November. (Warder.)