McMahon (McMahon White)—Origin, Richland County, Wisconsin, about 1860, it is claimed from seed of Alexander; it is doing well in Wisconsin and parts of southern South Dakota and Minnesota, but is not a first-class shipper, as the skin is tender, and shows bruises readily; tree a very strong grower and a good bearer—Fruit large to very large, roundish, somewhat conical, obscurely angular and irregular; surface light yellow, becoming almost clear white when fully ripe, often with delicate blush; dots white, large, suffused; cavity deep, acute, russeted; stem short to medium, stout; basin medium deep, wavy, narrow; calyx open, segments divergent. Core closed, irregular, sessile; tube obtusely conical; stamens basal; flesh white, coarse grained, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid, good for table, very good for cooking. October to December.

— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)