Barry

Origin and History

The Barry originated about 1880 in the nurseries of Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York. It was recently introduced by that firm after having been thoroughly tested by them. The nursery has recommended it as a novelty of sterling merit and believes it will prove valuable for commercial orchards.

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

Fruit medium, sometimes large. Form roundish oblate to roundish conic, obscurely ribbed, somewhat irregular.

Stem

Stem medium.

Cavity

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

Calyx

Calyx small to medium, closed; lobes acute. Calyx tube medium size, conical or funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal.

Basin

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

Skin

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.

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

Flesh firm, moderately fine to fine, crisp, tender, juicy, subacid, sprightly, good. The variety resembles the Greening type of apples in color and in the acidity of the flesh.

Season

Late.

Uses

Recommended as valuable for commercial orchards.

Subtypes or Variants

Not described in source.