Zane

Apple

Zane (Zane Greening)

Origin/History

Origin Virginia (Downing). Elliott describes it as American.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large, roundish (Downing, Elliott, Thomas).

Skin: Dull greenish yellow (Downing, Elliott). Thomas describes the color simply as green.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Flesh/Flavor: Flesh greenish white, tender, soft; quality rated poor (Downing). Elliott and Thomas concur on poor quality without further detail.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

February to June (Downing, Elliott). Thomas gives the season as Winter, consistent with a late-keeping variety.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

First described by Elliott.

View original book sources (3)

Zane.

Zane Greening.

Origin, Virginia.

Fruit large, roundish, dull greenish yellow. Flesh greenish white, tender, soft. Poor. February to June. (Elliott.)

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

Zane. Zane Greening. American. Large, roundish, dull greenish yellow, poor. February to June.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Zane, or Zane Greening. Large, roundish, green; poor. Winter.

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

Zane Greening