Ned
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Ned
Origin/History Originated at Marietta, Pennsylvania. Also known as Saylor and Libhart.
Tree Vigorous and rather straggling in habit, with slender shoots that are dark reddish brown, slightly grayish. Very productive.
Fruit
- Size: Medium
- Form: Roundish oblate to slightly conic
- Stem: Short and slender
- Calyx: Large
- Skin: Yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with two shades of dark rich red, and sprinkled with large light conspicuous dots
- Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid; good to very good quality
- Core: Small
Season: December to February
Uses: Not described in source
Subtypes/Variants: Not described in source
Other: Not described in source
Book Sources
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ned. Saylor. Libhart. Originated at Marietta, Pa. Tree vigorous, rather straggling, with slender shoots, dark reddish brown, slightly grayish, very productive. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, slightly conic, yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed with two shades of dark rich red, and sprinkled with large light conspicuous dots. Stalk short, slender. Calyx large. Flesh white, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Core small. Good to very good. December to February.