Vandyne

Apple

Vandyne

Origin/History

Origin unknown.

Tree

Upright, vigorous grower, productive. Young wood smooth, brownish.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish, slightly conic (Downing). Thomas concurs: large, roundish.

Stem: Rather slender, set in a large cavity.

Cavity: Large (described as "huge").

Calyx: Closed.

Basin: Deep, uneven.

Skin: Yellowish, with a tinge of red, and slightly sprinkled with brown and reddish dots (Downing). Thomas describes the color simply as yellow, without mention of red tinge or dots.

Flesh/Flavor: White, tender, juicy, subacid, agreeable.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Good in September and October (Downing); October (Thomas).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Vandyne.

Origin unknown. Tree upright, vigorous grower, productive. Young wood smooth, brownish.

Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic, yellowish, with a tinge of red, and slightly sprinkled with brown and reddish dots. Stalk rather slender, in a huge cavity. Calyx closed, in a deep, uneven basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, subacid, agreeable. Good September, October.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Vandyne. Large, roundish, yellow; sub-acid, agreeable. October.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)