Bailey's Golden
AppleBailey's Golden
Origin/History
Originated in Kennebec County, Maine. No further history described in sources.
Tree
Productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, oblong, flattened at base and crown.
Stem: Short, surrounded by russet, set in a broad, deep cavity.
Cavity: Broad and deep.
Calyx: Large and open.
Basin: Shallow.
Skin: Yellowish, slightly russeted, with a warm cheek.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Quality rated Good (Downing).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source note: Warder (1867) cites this entry explicitly to Downing, reproducing it nearly verbatim. The Downing (1900) text is therefore the primary record. Thomas (1903) is a compressed summary that adds no new physical details.
Book Sources
Described in 3 period pomological works
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— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)Bailey's Golden.
"Origin Kennebec County, Maine. Tree productive; Fruit large, oblong, flattened at base and crown; Skin yellowish, slightly russeted, with a warm cheek; Stem short, surrounded by russet, in a broad, deep cavity; Calyx large and open, basin shallow; Flesh white, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor; January to March." — [Downing.]
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bailey's Golden. Origin, Kennebec Co., Maine. Tree productive. Fruit large, oblong, flattened at base and crown, yellowish, slightly russeted, with a warm cheek. Stalk short, surrounded by russet in a broad deep cavity. Calyx large and open. Basin shallow. Flesh white, with a pleasant subacid flavor. Good. January to March.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Bailey's Golden. Large, oblong, yellowish, slightly russeted; flesh white, pleasant, sub-acid. Winter. Maine.