Barry

Origin and History

The Barry originated about 1880 in the nurseries of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, and has been recently introduced by that firm after having been thoroughly tested. It has their recommendation as a novelty of sterling merit, believed to be valuable for commercial orchards. The variety resembles the Greening type of apples in color and in the acidity of the flesh.

Tree

Tree a good grower; well branched with long upright branches. Form upright, becoming spreading and somewhat open. Twigs curved and often crooked, long, medium, stout; internodes long. Bark rather light olive-green shading to reddish-brown and overlaid with thin gray scarf-skin; quite pubescent. Lenticels scattering, usually small, round, slightly raised. Buds large, broad, obtuse, appressed, pubescent. Leaves large or very large, broad.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, sometimes large. Form roundish oblate to roundish conic, obscurely ribbed, somewhat irregular.

Stem: Medium.

Cavity: Acute, deep, rather broad, usually with some thin greenish russet, broadly furrowed.

Calyx: Small to medium, closed; lobes acute.

Basin: Abrupt, rather shallow to rather deep, narrow to moderately wide, with narrow furrows and wrinkled.

Skin: Tough, smooth, clear pale yellow or greenish with faint shade of red on the exposed cheek. Dots numerous, minute, pale, submerged, and a few show a brown or russet point. Prevailing effect green or greenish yellow.

Calyx Tube: Medium size, conical or funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.

Core and Seeds: Core medium to rather large, abaxile, open; core lines clasping. Carpels elliptical, much concave, emarginate, tufted. Seeds numerous, medium, obtuse, medium to dark brown.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm, moderately fine to fine, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, sprightly, good.

Season

Late.

Uses

Recommended for commercial orchards.

Storage and Keeping Quality

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.