ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt mˌeɪhɐv ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli bˌɪn kˈɔːld ðə "ɹˈɪks" ˈæpəl, ɪt wʌz sˈuːn ɹᵻnˈeɪmd baɪ dʒˈʌdʒ dʒˈɛsi bjˈuːəl, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ˈɔːlbəni hˌɔːɹɾɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl səsˈaɪəɾi, ˈæftɚ dʒˈɑːnəθən zˈændɚ, hˌuː dɪskˈʌvɚd ðɪ ˈæpəl ænd bɹˈɔːt ɪt tə bjˈuːəlz ɐtˈɛnʃən.
Although it may have originally been called the "Ricks" apple, it was soon renamed by Judge Jesse Buel, President of Albany Horticultural Society, after Jonathan Zander, who discovered the apple and brought it to Buel's attention.