Golden Ball
AppleGolden Ball
Origin/History
The variety was introduced by Rev. D. M. Hyde near Winona, Ohio, over thirty years prior to Hansen's 1902 publication. The tree examined in this study was received from Ohio by R. P. Speer of Cedar Falls, Iowa. The variety is also known as Hyde's King of the West.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, round, regular.
Skin: Smooth, golden yellow.
Surface Dots: Obscure, numerous, minute, white, with large white bases.
Stem: Long.
Cavity: Wide, shallow, often lipped, sometimes almost flat.
Basin: Wide, shallow, slightly ribbed.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh: White, juicy, subacid, good.
Core and Seeds: Core open, meeting; cells elliptical, abaxile, entire; tube conical; stamens basal. Seeds long, pointed, flattened.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1894–1903) from Oregon
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894 — listed as Hyde's King of the West
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Hyde's King of the West
- Russellville Nursery Co. , Russellville, OR (three miles east of Portland, one mile from Montavilla car line) — 1903 — listed as Hyde's King of the West
View original book sources (1)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Golden Ball—Tree received from Ohio by R. P. Speer, Cedar Falls, Iowa—Fruit medium, round, regular; surface smooth, golden yellow; dots obscure, numerous, minute, white, with large white bases; cavity wide, shallow, often lipped, sometimes almost flat; stem long; basin wide, shallow, slightly ribbed; calyx closed. Core open, meeting; cells elliptical, abaxile, entire; tube conical; stamens basal; seeds long, pointed, flattened; flesh white, juicy, subacid, good. Winter.
Golden Ball—Also known as Hyde's King of the West. Introduced by Rev. D. M. Hyde near Winona, Ohio, over thirty years ago.