Pomme D'Apis
Apple
Pomme D'Apis
Origin/History
Originally from France, where it is sometimes called Long-bois or Longwood. In New York it acquired the common name "Lady apple" due to the exceptional beauty of its appearance.
Tree
Grows remarkably straight with upright branches. Of middling size. Leaves are small. Wood is dark, approaching to black in color. Makes a handsome appearance in an orchard.
Fruit
Size and Form: Very small; flat form.
Color: When ripe, brilliant yellow with a dark red cheek.
Skin: Smooth.
Flesh: White, crisp, breaking, with a very delicate taste. Very little core.
Flavor and Juice: Juice mild and agreeable.
Seeds: Small, short and wide.
Growth Habit: Fruit grows in clusters.
Season, Storage, and Uses
Late but abundant bearer. Keeps well during the winter and hangs late on the tree. Much admired as a dessert apple.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 28. POMME D'APIS.
This apple is called in New-York the Lady apple from the beauty of its appearance; it is of a very small size, and flat form; the colour when ripe, a brilliant yellow, with a dark red cheek; the skin smooth, the flesh white, crisp, breaking, and of a very delicate taste, with very little core; the juice mild and agreeable, the seeds small, short and wide: the tree grows remarkably straight, with upright branches; and is of middling size. In France, from whence it was imported, it is sometimes called Long-bois, or Longwood; the fruit grows in clusters; it is a late but abundant bearer; it keeps well during the winter, and hangs late on the tree: it is a much admired dessert apple; no trees make a more handsome appearance in an orchard; the leaves are small, and the wood dark, approaching to a black.