Arnold
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Arnold
Origin / History
Raised by Charles Arnold, Paris, Ontario, from seed of Northern Spy crossed with Wagener and Spitzenberg; Beach specifies Northern Spy pollinated with pollen from Wagener and Esopus Spitzenberg. Budd and Hansen call the originator "the late Charles Arnold." Downing (1900) enters it as "Arnold's Beauty" and calls it "this fine new apple." Budd and Hansen give "Arnold's Beauty" in parentheses after the name. Fulton, reporting for the Michigan Station (Bulletins 177, 1899; 187 and 194, 1901, cited by Beach), finds it promising for home use.
Tree
Tree vigorous (Beach), productive. Hardy, "an excellent upright grower, forming naturally a symmetric head, and bearing abundantly," as Mr. Arnold states (reported by Downing). Budd and Hansen: an upright grower, symmetrical, productive.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate, slightly angular (Downing; Budd and Hansen), slightly ribbed (Beach; Budd and Hansen "ribbed").
Stem: Medium, slender.
Cavity: Large or broad, deep; usually russeted, slightly so (Beach: "usually slightly russeted"; Budd and Hansen: "usually russeted"); Downing: "sometimes slight russet."
Calyx: Small, closed. Calyx tube funnel-shaped (Beach; Budd and Hansen).
Basin: Deep; slightly plaited (Downing; Budd and Hansen), round (Downing), rough (Budd and Hansen), slightly corrugated (Beach).
Skin: Bright yellow (Downing; Budd and Hansen); Beach, yellowish white, prevailing effect light yellow. Netted russet (Beach), usually with patches and network of russet (Budd and Hansen). Red occasionally a shade of bright red (Downing), often a blush of brownish to bright red (Budd and Hansen), sometimes a little bright red (Beach).
Dots: Few, brown (Downing; Budd and Hansen).
Flesh and flavor: Pale yellow (Downing) or yellowish, fine, firm (Downing: "rather firm"), juicy. Rich, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Beach: "very good."
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
Beach gives November to March. Downing and Budd and Hansen give "January, May."
Uses
Fulton: "it is too light in color and almost too tender for market, promising for home use."
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
- Beach, The Apples of New York Vol. 1 (1905)
- Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914) — listed as Arnold (Arnold's Beauty)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Arnold's Beauty
View original book sources (3)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Arnold's Beauty.
This fine new apple was raised from seed of the Northern Spy, crossed with the Wagener and Spitzenberg, by Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ontario. Mr. Arnold states that the tree is hardy, an excellent upright grower, forming naturally a symmetric head, and bearing abundantly.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly angular; skin bright yellow, occasionally a shade of bright red, and a few brown dots; stalk medium, slender; cavity large, deep, sometimes slight russet; calyx closed; basin, deep, round, slightly plaited; flesh pale yellow, fine, rather firm, juicy, rich subacid, and slightly aromatic; core small. January, May.
[Additional entry in this volume: "Arnold", pp. 1178–1179]
Arnold's Beauty.
This fine new apple was raised from seed of the Northern Spy, crossed with the Wagener and Spitzenberg, by Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ontario. Mr. Arnold states that the tree is hardy, an excellent upright grower, forming naturally a symmetric head, and bearing abundantly.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly angular; skin bright yellow, occasionally a shade of bright red, and a few brown dots; stalk medium, slender; cavity large, deep, sometimes slight russet; calyx closed; basin, deep, round, slightly plaited; flesh pale yellow, fine, rather firm, juicy, rich subacid, and slightly aromatic; core small. January, May.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)ARNOLD.
References. 1. Downing, 1876: app. 43. 2. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:234. 3. Thomas, 1897:626. 4. Mich. Sta. Bul., 177:48. 1899. 5. Ib. Bul., 187:85. 1901. 6. Ib. Bul., 194:52. 1901. 7. Ib. Bul., 205:43. 1903. 8. Budd-Hansen, 1903:40.
Synonyms. Arnold's Beauty (1, 3). Arnold's Beauty (8).
The Arnold was raised from seed produced by pollinating Northern Spy with pollen from Wagener and Esopus Spitzenberg by Charles Arnold, Paris, Ontario (1). Fulton reports (4, 5, 6) that "it is too light in color and almost too tender for market, promising for home use." Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit.
Fruit medium in size. Form oblate, slightly ribbed. Stem medium, slender. Cavity broad, deep, usually slightly russeted. Calyx small, closed. Basin deep, slightly corrugated. Skin yellowish-white, netted russet, sometimes with a little bright red. Prevailing effect light yellow. Calyx tube funnel-shape. Core small. Flesh yellowish, firm, mild subacid, juicy, slightly aromatic, very good.
Season November to March.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Arnold (Arnold's Beauty). — Originated by the late Charles Arnold, of Paris, Ontario, Canada, from seed of Northern Spy crossed with Wagener and Spitzenburg. Tree an upright grower, symmetrical, productive.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly angular, ribbed; surface bright yellow, often with blush of brownish to bright red, usually with patches and network of russet; dots few, brown; cavity large, deep, usually russeted; stem medium, slender; basin deep, rough, slightly plaited; calyx small, closed. Core small; tube funnel-shaped; flesh yellowish, fine, firm, juicy, rich, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. January, May.