Dayton apple
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Fruit is medium-large, full red and sweet.
USDA identification images for Dayton
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
Visitor reviews
- 01 Oct 2016 MariaWELLINGTON, New ZealandThis is a very good desert apple. It has a lovely sweet slightly acidic taste. For us it is a mid-season apple (ripe in March). My tree is very vigorous and provides large crops of apples with very little attention. It is very disease resistant, and easy to grow.
- 05 Mar 2014 KevinIL, United StatesThis is a very good early apple suitable for desert. It does not keep long(4 weeks) and harvest over about 2 weeks. It hangs very well on the tree. Taste wise it has real apple taste and is slightly acidic and is very pleasing on those hot summer days. It is very grower friendly. It is a very beautiful apple and well shaped.
Tree register
United States
- Florian Deisenhofer in Brush Prairie, WA
- Mike Nordberg in Cedar Rapids, IA
- Surik Mehrabyan in ITHACA, NEW YORK
Australia
- John Angel in Barongarook West, VICTORIA
New Zealand
- Giles in HAMILTON, WAIKATO
- Katrina Richards in Nelson,
Harvest records for this variety
2013 season
- 3rd week March 2013 - tree owned by Katrina in Nelson, New Zealand
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: PRI 123249 x PRI 1235-100
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 1988
- Developed by: PRI (Purdue Rutgers Illinois Co Op)
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Very resistant
- Powdery mildew: Some resistance
- Fire blight: Some resistance
- Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Dayton apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Dayton apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Dayton:
United States
Indiana
- Crosby's Orchard, Lawrenceburg
Iowa
- Countryside Orchard, Lansing
Kentucky
- Hidden Hollow Orchard and Wildlife Sanctuary, Louisville
North Carolina
- Creasman Farms, Hendersonville
Washington
- Skipley Farm, Snohomish *** Feature Orchard ***
References
- Cedar-Apple Rust
Author: Stephen Vann, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture (FSA7538)
Rated as resistant - control only needed under high disease pressure.