Great Yellow

Apple

Great Yellow

Origin and History

Great Yellow was received by the USDA Agricultural Experiment Station (Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York) from Stark Bros. Nursery in Louisiana, Missouri.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large.

Flesh: Yellow. Very soft. Freestone.

Flavor and Quality: Mild flavor. Quality rated as good.

Maturity: Matures early.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Diseases and Susceptibilities

Great Yellow is susceptible to brown rot.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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Great Yellow. Received from Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo. Reported comments: flesh yellow, freestone, flavor mild, quality good; large, matures early. Very soft flesh. Susceptible to brown rot. Reporting station: Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG).

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)