Newman
Apple
Newman
Origin and History
Received from George Townsend, Gordon, Ohio, in 1890, for testing at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Originally known as Newman Seedling. As of the 1905 publication, the variety remained practically unknown in New York.
Tree
Rather vigorous with very long, moderately stout, curved branches. Form upright becoming spreading and rather flat, open. Twigs short to rather long, curved, crooked, stout, with thick tips and large terminal buds; internodes short to rather long. Bark blackish-brown tinged with red and mingled with olive-green, slightly streaked with scarf-skin, heavily pubescent. Lenticels very conspicuous, quite numerous, medium to large, roundish to oval, raised. Buds prominent, large to rather small, broad, plump, obtuse to acute, free, pubescent. Tree is a fairly good grower, comes into bearing young, and is a reliable cropper, bearing full crops biennially. Fruit hangs well to the tree.
Fruit
Form and size: Below medium to rather large, oblong inclined to conic, sometimes oblique, often faintly ribbed; sides unequal; pretty uniform in size and shape.
Stem: Short to medium, rather slender.
Cavity: Moderately shallow to deep, narrow to medium in width, symmetrical or sometimes compressed or slightly furrowed, russeted, occasionally with outspreading rays of russet, rarely lipped.
Calyx: Medium, closed or somewhat open.
Basin: Small, somewhat abrupt, shallow to medium in depth, furrowed and wrinkled.
Skin: Green changing to clear yellow with a faint shade of red or in highly colored specimens distinctly blushed with light red. Dots small to medium, green or dark, scattering, often areolar or red areolar.
Calyx tube: Short and conical varying to funnel-form. Stamens median or above.
Core: Large, abaxile; cells open or partly closed; core lines meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels rather long, roundish, emarginate, slightly tufted.
Seeds: Medium, acute, slightly tufted.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, very firm, moderately fine-grained, rather tender, crisp, moderately juicy, subacid becoming nearly sweet, slightly aromatic, fair to good.
Season
December to May or June. A good keeper.
Uses
Somewhat deficient in size for a good market apple and does not excel in quality, but late in the season is acceptable for dessert and very good for culinary uses. May perhaps be grown with profit to a limited extent but is not recommended for general planting in New York.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)NEWMAN.
REFERENCES. 1. Churchill, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 9:346. 1890. 2. Beach, Ib., 15:274. 1896. 3. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 48:50. 1903. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:134. 1904.
SYNONYM. NEWMAN SEEDLING (1, 2).
Newman is a fruit of the Yellow Bellflower group. When it is well grown and properly colored it is rather attractive for a green or yellow apple. It is somewhat deficient in size for a good market apple and does not excel in quality, but late in the season is acceptable for dessert and very good for culinary uses. It is a good keeper and may perhaps be grown with profit to a limited extent but is not recommended for general planting in New York. The tree is a fairly good grower, comes into bearing young and is a reliable cropper, bearing full crops biennially. The fruit hangs well to the tree.
Historical. Received from George Townsend, Gordon, Ohio, in 1890, for testing at this Station. It is as yet practically unknown in New York.
TREE.
Tree rather vigorous with very long, moderately stout, curved branches. Form upright becoming spreading and rather flat, open. Twigs short to rather long, curved, crooked, stout, with thick tips and large terminal buds; internodes short to rather long. Bark blackish-brown tinged with red and mingled with olive-green, slightly streaked with scarf-skin, heavily pubescent. Lenticels very conspicuous, quite numerous, medium to large, roundish to oval, raised. Buds prominent, large to rather small, broad, plump, obtuse to acute, free, pubescent.
FRUIT.
Fruit below medium to rather large. Form oblong inclined to conic, sometimes oblique, often faintly ribbed; sides unequal; pretty uniform in size and shape. Stem short to medium, rather slender. Cavity moderately shallow to deep, narrow to medium in width, symmetrical or sometimes compressed or slightly furrowed, russeted, occasionally with outspreading rays of russet, rarely lipped. Calyx medium, closed or somewhat open. Basin small, somewhat abrupt, shallow to medium in depth, furrowed and wrinkled. Skin green changing to clear yellow with a faint shade of red or in highly colored specimens distinctly blushed with light red. Dots small to medium, green or dark, scattering, often areolar or red areolar. Calyx tube short and conical varying to funnel-form. Stamens median or above. Core large, abaxile; cells open or partly closed; core lines meeting or somewhat clasping. Carpels rather long, roundish, emarginate, slightly tufted. Seeds medium, acute, slightly tufted.
Flesh whitish, very firm, moderately fine-grained, rather tender, crisp, moderately juicy, subacid becoming nearly sweet, slightly aromatic, fair to good.
Season December to May or June.