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|name=Yellow Bellflower
|name=Yellow Bellflower
|species=Apple
|species=Apple
|tree_count=3
|orchard_list=[[5 Tree]], [[McCoin Lower]]
|at_clarno=yes
|at_clarno=yes
|clarno_year=2025
|clarno_year=2025
}}
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'''Yellow Bellflower''' is a apple variety found in 3 tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.
'''Yellow Bellflower''' is a apple variety found in {{#ask: [[Has variety::Yellow Bellflower]] |format=count}} tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.
 
== Description ==
'''Yellow Bellflower''' is a heritage apple variety with a rich history in American orchards.
 
=== Characteristics ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Attribute !! Details
|-
| '''Origin''' || Crosswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; mid-1700s (possibly 1742)
|-
| '''Harvest Season''' || Late fall (October to November)
|-
| '''Flavor Profile''' || Sweet-sharp; aromatic; yellowish flesh, fine-grained, firm; distinctly tart if not fully ripe, mellows in storage
|-
| '''Storage''' || Good - mellows and improves over several months in storage
|}
 
=== Uses ===
* Fresh eating
* Cooking
* Baking
* Pies
 
=== History ===
One of the oldest apple varieties from New Jersey. Named for its bell-like shape and yellow color. Mentioned by William Coxe in 1817 as already being 'large and old.' Was the leading US commercial variety in the 19th century before being replaced by Golden Delicious.


== Trees ==
== Trees ==
* [[5 Tree Tree 101|5 Tree #101]] (poor)
{{#ask: [[Has variety::Yellow Bellflower]]
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 83|McCoin Lower #83]] (fair)
|?Has orchard=Orchard
* [[McCoin Lower Tree 84|McCoin Lower #84]] (fair)
|?Has field tag=Tag
|?Has condition=Condition
|format=table
|headers=plain
|mainlabel=Tree
|sort=Has orchard,Has field tag
|link=all
}}
 
== USDA Pomological Watercolors ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250">
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000132.jpg|POM00000132 by Heiges, Bertha creator artist USDA, San Diego
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000525.jpg|POM00000525 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000869.jpg|POM00000869 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000870.jpg|POM00000870 by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Douglas Flat
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000871.jpg|POM00000871 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Arlington
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000872.jpg|POM00000872 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Sacramento
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000873.jpg|POM00000873 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., New York
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000874.jpg|POM00000874 by Newton, Amanda Almira, Fredericton
File:USDA_Pomological_Yellow_Bellflower_POM00000875.jpg|POM00000875 by Strange, M. creator artist USDA, Portland
</gallery>
 
<small>U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705</small>


[[Category:Varieties]]
[[Category:Varieties]]
[[Category:Apple Trees]]
[[Category:Apple Trees]]
[[Category:Preserved at Clarno]]
[[Category:Preserved at Clarno]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 6 February 2026

Yellow Bellflower
Species Apple
Trees Found 3
Orchards 5 Tree,McCoin Lower
Preserved Clarno Arboretum(2025)


Yellow Bellflower is a apple variety found in 3 tree(s) across Central Oregon heritage orchards.

Description

Yellow Bellflower is a heritage apple variety with a rich history in American orchards.

Characteristics

Attribute Details
Origin Crosswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; mid-1700s (possibly 1742)
Harvest Season Late fall (October to November)
Flavor Profile Sweet-sharp; aromatic; yellowish flesh, fine-grained, firm; distinctly tart if not fully ripe, mellows in storage
Storage Good - mellows and improves over several months in storage

Uses

  • Fresh eating
  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Pies

History

One of the oldest apple varieties from New Jersey. Named for its bell-like shape and yellow color. Mentioned by William Coxe in 1817 as already being 'large and old.' Was the leading US commercial variety in the 19th century before being replaced by Golden Delicious.

Trees

TreeOrchardTagCondition
5 Tree Tree 1015 Tree101poor
McCoin Lower Tree 83McCoin Lower83fair
McCoin Lower Tree 84McCoin Lower84fair

USDA Pomological Watercolors

  • POM00000132 by Heiges, Bertha creator artist USDA, San Diego
    POM00000132 by Heiges, Bertha creator artist USDA, San Diego
  • POM00000525 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
    POM00000525 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
  • POM00000869 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
    POM00000869 by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Watsonville
  • POM00000870 by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Douglas Flat
    POM00000870 by Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Douglas Flat
  • POM00000871 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Arlington
    POM00000871 by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Arlington
  • POM00000872 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Sacramento
    POM00000872 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Sacramento
  • POM00000873 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., New York
    POM00000873 by Steadman, Royal Charles b., New York
  • POM00000874 by Newton, Amanda Almira, Fredericton
    POM00000874 by Newton, Amanda Almira, Fredericton
  • POM00000875 by Strange, M. creator artist USDA, Portland
    POM00000875 by Strange, M. creator artist USDA, Portland

U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705

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