Reed
AppleReed Apple
Origin/History
Originated on the premises of George Reed, Leedsville, Dutchess County, N.Y. Downing's earliest citation is 1869. Beach (1905) characterizes it as a local variety and notes that he was unacquainted with it and had received no report concerning it from any of his correspondents, suggesting it had not achieved wider distribution by the early twentieth century.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish (Downing). Beach omits this detail.
Stem: Medium (Downing). Beach omits this detail.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Small, closed (Downing). Beach omits this detail.
Basin: Shallow (Downing). Beach omits this detail.
Skin: Whitish ground, shaded, splashed, and mottled with light and dark red (Downing). Beach describes it as whitish, shaded and mottled with light and dark red, omitting "splashed."
Flesh/Flavor: White, a little stained next the skin, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid (Downing). Beach echoes the flesh color and subacid character but omits "tender" and "juicy."
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November.
Uses
Quality rated Good.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Reed.
Originated on the premises of George Reed, Leedsville, Dutchess Co., N. Y.
Fruit medium, roundish, whitish, shaded, splashed, and mottled with light and dark red. Stalk medium. Calyx small, closed. Basin shallow. Flesh white, a little stained next the skin, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. November.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)REED.
Reference. 1. Downing, 1869:329.
Synonyms. None.
A local variety which according to Downing originated with George Reed, Leedsville, Dutchess county, N. Y. Fruit medium, whitish shaded and mottled with light and dark red; flesh white, a little stained next the skin, pleasant subacid, good; season November. We are unacquainted with this variety and have received no report concerning it from any of our correspondents.