McDaniel
AppleMcDaniel Apple
Origin and History
A seedling originating in Green County, Ohio. It was awarded a premium at the Ohio State Fair in 1855. The Downing (1900) entry draws entirely from Warder and adds no independent detail.
Fruit
Size and Form: Full medium in size, regular and oblate in form.
Skin: Surface very smooth. Ground color yellow, well covered with rich crimson in indistinct stripes. Dots scattered, light gray.
Stem and Cavity: Stem short. Cavity narrow, regular.
Calyx and Basin: Eye medium, closed. Basin medium, regular.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh rich yellow, solid, and juicy. Flavor sub-acid, rich, and piquant — described by Warder as resembling a Spitzenberg in character.
Core and Seeds: Core medium, regular, closed. Seeds plump, dark.
Season
October–November.
Uses
Not specified in sources. The flavor profile — rich, sub-acid, juicy — suggests a dessert apple of good quality.
Note: The Downing (1900) entry is an abbreviated citation of Warder and contributes no independent observations. All detail above derives from Warder (1867).
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.)