Henry "Apples" Dupree

Large creamy yellow named for the collector who found it. Big clusters, long lasting yellow and white, sweetly fragrant. Prolific bloomer. Henry originally thought it was the tree named for Iolani which was a prize tree lost to borers back in the early nineteen eighties. The tree habit balanced, the season long, the inflorescence huge and fragrance sweet rose. 3+” light gold. Heavy clusters and a sweet fragrance with hints of apple. Creamy white petal with bright yellow color toward center, nice texture, large to 4", wide petals and slightly irregular, smells like a good mixed of apple and jasmine. Flowers have a slight green tinge. During WWII, when a submarine departs its berth on the west coast and heads for the war zone the torpedo tubes are empty and all the torpedoes are stored, and are armed just before being placed in the tube. In friendly waters, the supplies are stored in the empty torpedo tubes. Henry stored several crates of apples in one of the torpedo tubes to be used on the long voyage in his cooking. One day before they entered hostile waters the torpedo mate decided to test the torpedo tube, forgot about Henry’s apples, loaded a test air charge and fired it. All of Henry’s apples were projected out in front of the submarine with a big bang. As the submarine plowed forward through the hundreds of apples, they were hitting the sides of the submarine and bouncing along its side for the length of the submarine. From that day forward in the USN Henry was known as Apples Dupree. One of the founders of the plumeria society. Scent is similar to the green apples which is fresh, yet sweet with a mildly sharp edge. Early leaves tend to be pale with green veins. Recommended for fragrance. Has a distinct gardenia scent. Heavy blooming with stunning bundles flowers, larger size flower between 4 to 5 inches flowers when it matures, sweet floral with a hint of apple fragrance. Soft yellow to white bloom with a strong yellow on the center. Sets seed.