New York Vandevere
AppleNew York Vandevere
Origin / History
John J. Thomas describes the New York Vandevere in The American Fruit Culturist (1903), where he lists it as a New York variety. Thomas also gives the names Newtown Spitzenburgh and Ox Eye.
Tree
Shoots spotted; leaves doubly serrate-crenate. The tree succeeds best on light soils.
Fruit
Size: Medium in size.
Form: Round-oblate, regular.
Stem: Stalk uniformly about half an inch long.
Cavity: Wide.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Wide.
Skin: Ground color yellow. Color light red in indistinct streaks on the yellow ground, often a high red where exposed. Not always fair.
Dots: Numerous.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh light yellow, with a rich, mild, sub-acid, excellent flavor.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Early winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)New York Vandevere.* (Newtown Spitzenburgh, Ox Eye.) Medium in size, round-oblate, regular; color light red in indistinct streaks on yellow ground, often a high red where exposed; dots numerous; stalk uniformly about half an inch long, cavity and basin wide; flesh light yellow, with a rich, mild, sub-acid, excellent flavor. Early winter. Not always fair—succeeds best on light soils. Shoots spotted; leaves doubly serrate-crenate. New York.