McDaniel
AppleMcDaniel
Origin / History
Seedling of Green County, Ohio. Awarded a premium at the State Fair in 1855 (Warder).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Full medium.
Form: Regular, oblate.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Narrow, regular.
Calyx: Eye medium, closed.
Basin: Medium, regular.
Skin: Very smooth; yellow, well covered with rich crimson, indistinct stripes.
Dots: Scattered, light gray.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh rich yellow, solid, juicy. Flavor subacid, rich, piquant, like 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.
Other
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.)