Barker
AppleBarker
Origin and History
Originated by Mrs. Barker, Story County, Iowa, from seed brought from New York, about 1870. Several hundred seedlings were raised approximately 11 miles west of Ames, Iowa. The orchard was badly wrecked by the root-killing winter of 1898–99. Specimens described in N.E. Hansen's study (1902) were sourced from M. D. L. Parsons, Algona, Iowa.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, round, regular, somewhat tapering.
Skin: Waxen, yellowish white. Dots obscure, numerous, minute, suffused, white.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Acuminate, regular, wide, with stellate russet.
Basin: Shallow, corrugated.
Calyx: Closed; segments connivent.
Core and Seeds: Core wide open; cells ovate, slit, large, roomy. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal. Seeds small, plump.
Flesh and Flavor: Snow white, fine grained, rather dry, acid.
Season
Fall.
Uses
Good for cooking.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Barker-Fruit medium, round, regular, somewhat tapering; surface waxen, yellowish white; dots obscure, numerous, minute, suffused, white; cavity acuminate, regular, wide, with stellate russet; stem short; basin shallow, corrugated; calyx closed, segments connivent. Core wide open; cells ovate, slit, large, roomy; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds small, plump; flesh snow white, fine grained, rather dry, acid; good for cooking. Fall. Specimens from M. D. L. Parsons, Algona, Iowa. Originated by Mrs. Barker, Story County, Iowa, from seed brought from New York, about 1870. Several hundred seedlings were raised (about 11 miles west of Ames) but the orchard was badly wrecked by the root-killing winter of 1898-99.