Barbel
AppleBarbel
Origin and History
Imported from Russia by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under No. 467 about 1870. Stock was received for testing at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vermont, in 1888.
Tree
Tree vigorous, spreading, rather open. Twigs long to medium, rather slender to moderately stout, with short to medium internodes. Bark dark brownish-red mottled with light scarf-skin. Lenticels numerous, small to medium, round or somewhat elongated, pubescent. Buds medium in size, plump, broad, obtuse to acute, appressed, pubescent. Leaves large and broad.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large. Form oblate to oblate conic, slightly ribbed, pretty symmetrical.
Stem: Short to medium, often thick.
Cavity: Acute to acuminate, deep, rather wide, with outspreading russet rays.
Calyx: Rather large, broad, open or partly closed. Calyx tube funnel-form with long cylinder. Stamens median.
Basin: Broad, rather abrupt, moderately deep, corrugated.
Skin: Dull yellow, overspread with dark red, sparingly marked with yellowish dots and russet flecks. Prevailing effect good, dark red.
Flesh and Flavor: Tinged with yellow, rather coarse, firm, crisp, moderately juicy, moderately subacid, eventually becoming sweet or nearly so, slightly aromatic. Flavor ranked good.
Core and Seeds: Core axile, closed. Seeds medium size to rather large, tufted, obtuse.
Season
October to February or later.
Quality and Uses
An attractive, dark red winter apple. Ranks good for dessert use but only fair to good for culinary purposes. Of no special value in the region of New York.
Variants
Known also as Sugar Barbel.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)BARBEL.
REFERENCES. 1. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883. 2. Budd, Ia. Agr. College Bul., 1885:18. 3. Beach and Close, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 1896:275-276. fig. 4. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:112. 1904.
SYNONYMS. Dept. No. 467 (2). Sugar Barbel (4). SUGAR BARBEL (3).
This is an attractive, dark red, winter apple of no special value in this region (3). It ranks good for dessert but only fair to good for culinary uses.
Historical. It was imported from Russia by the U. S. Department of Agriculture under No. 467 about 1870 (2). Stock was received for testing at this Station from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., 1888.
TREE.
Tree vigorous, spreading, rather open. Twigs long to medium, rather slender to moderately stout; internodes short to medium. Bark dark brownish-red mottled with light scarf-skin. Lenticels numerous, small to medium, round or somewhat elongated; pubescent. Buds medium in size, plump, broad, obtuse to acute, appressed; pubescent. Leaves large, broad.
FRUIT.
Fruit medium to large. Form oblate to oblate conic, slightly ribbed, pretty symmetrical. Stem short to medium, often thick. Cavity acute to acuminate, deep, rather wide, with outspreading russet rays. Calyx rather large, broad, open or partly closed. Basin broad, rather abrupt, moderately deep, corrugated.
Skin dull yellow, overspread with dark red, sparingly marked with yellowish dots and russet flecks. Prevailing effect good, dark red.
Calyx tube funnel-form with long cylinder. Stamens median. Core axile, closed. Seed medium size to rather large, tufted, obtuse.
Flesh tinged with yellow, rather coarse, firm, crisp, moderately juicy, moderately subacid, eventually becoming sweet or nearly so, slightly aromatic, good.
Season October to February or later.