Arkansas Beauty

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Arkansas Beauty

References

Stinson. Ark. Sta. Bul., 60:124. 1899.
Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234.
Budd-Hansen, 1903:40.
Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 48:36. 1903.

Origin and History

Arkansas origin. Grown to some extent in a few sections of Arkansas but has not proven valuable. As grown in temperate latitudes, the fruit does not always attain good color or good quality.

Tree

Vigorous. Branches long, stout, crooked. Form wide spreading with rather open top. Twigs rather long, moderately stout, often crooked; internodes usually short. Bark olive-green with reddish-brown markings, dull, mottled thickly with scarf-skin; somewhat pubescent. Lenticels rather scattering, roundish or somewhat oblong, medium size to rather small. Buds large to medium, plump, rather obtuse, pubescent. Leaves rather long and narrow.

Fruit

Size and Form: Above medium. Roundish inclined to conic.

Stem: Long to medium, rather slender.

Cavity: Small, acute, deep, broad, nearly symmetrical, slightly furrowed.

Calyx: Medium, closed or partly open, pubescent. Tube long, funnel-shaped.

Basin: Small, medium in depth and width, rather abrupt, somewhat furrowed.

Skin: Tough, smooth, rather glossy. Pale green or yellow, blushed with pinkish-red, and marked with rather faint stripes of carmine.

Flesh and Flavor: Slightly tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine, moderately crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid. Quality good.

Core and Seeds: Core open. Carpels much concave, broadly roundish, emarginate inclined to obcordate, tufted. Seeds numerous, dark, medium or below, rather wide, plump, obtuse.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Beach, The Apples of New York Vol. 1 (1905)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 20 catalogs (1890–1921) from Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington

William H. Moon Co. , Morrisville, Bucks County , Pennsylvania — 1890
Rogers Nursery Co. , Moorestown , New Jersey — 1893
The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1896
J.V. Cotta (Cotta Nursery) , Carroll County , Illinois — 1898
Reading Nursery , Jacob W. Manning, Proprietor, Reading , Massachusetts — 1898
Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1899
Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Brown Brothers Co. , Continental Nurseries, Rochester, NY (also operated from Toronto, Canada) — 1901
The Dalles Nurseries , The Dalles , Oregon — 1906
Wm. J. Corse (successor to Robert Sinclair / Sinclair Nurseries) , Baltimore , Maryland — 1909
Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
Union Nurseries , J.B. Weaver & Sons, Union , Oregon — 1915
Oregon Nursery Co. , Orenco , Oregon — 1920
Benedict Nursery Co. , Portland , Oregon — 1921
North-Western Nurseries , Walla Walla , Washington

View original book sources (1)

ARKANSAS BEAUTY.

REFERENCES. 1. Stinson. Ark. Sta. Bul., 60:124. 1899. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 3. Budd-Hansen, 1903:40. 4. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 48:36. 1903.

The Arkansas Beauty is a variety of Arkansas origin. Stinson (1) says that it is grown to some extent in a few sections of that state but has not proven valuable. As grown in this latitude the fruit does not always attain good color or good quality.

TREE. Tree vigorous; branches long, stout, crooked. Form wide spreading with a rather open top. Twigs rather long, moderately stout, often crooked; internodes usually short. Bark olive-green with reddish-brown markings, dull, mottled thickly with scarf-skin; somewhat pubescent. Lenticels rather scattering, roundish or somewhat oblong, medium size to rather small. Buds large to medium, plump, rather obtuse, pubescent. Leaves rather long and narrow.

FRUIT. Fruit above medium. Form roundish inclined to conic. Stem long to medium, rather slender. Cavity small, acute, deep, broad, nearly symmetrical, slightly furrowed. Calyx medium, closed or partly open, pubescent. Basin small, medium in depth and width, rather abrupt, somewhat furrowed. Skin tough, smooth, rather glossy, pale green or yellow, blushed with pinkish-red, and marked with rather faint stripes of carmine. Calyx tube long, funnel-shaped. Core open. Carpels much concave, broadly roundish, emarginate inclined to obcordate, tufted. Seeds numerous, dark, medium or below, rather wide, plump, obtuse. Flesh slightly tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine, moderately crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, good.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)