Deacon Jones

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Dessert

Origin

Pennsylvania, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 16.2 °Bx

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Deacon Jones is a large, showy apple with yellow skin heavily overlaid in red. The tree is vigorous, early-bearing, and very productive with excellent fruit retention. The flesh is coarse with mild flavor and moderate quality, though it keeps well from November through March and may have commercial value despite limited dessert appeal.

Flavor & Texture

subacidmildaromaticfirmcoarsecrisptenderjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

3 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Yellow Bellflower

Offspring

Sweet Delicious Red Sauce Medina Orleans Newfane

Origin & History

Status: unknown
Origin type: chance seedling
Original breeder: J. S. Ford
First introduced: 1892 · J. S. Ford, Pittsford, N. Y.
Known by: ≥ 1890

subacidaromatic

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588985
Wikidata: Q105960638