Ned
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Ned
Origin/History
Originated at Marietta, Pa. Also known as Saylor and Libhart.
Tree
Vigorous with rather straggling growth habit. Shoots slender, dark reddish brown with slight grayish cast. Very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish oblate, slightly conic.
Skin: Yellow ground, shaded, striped, and splashed with two shades of dark rich red. Sprinkled with large, light, conspicuous dots.
Stem: Short and slender.
Calyx: Large.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid. Quality good to very good.
Core: Small.
Season
December to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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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.