Island Beauty
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History Origin unknown, though possibly associated with Chicago.
Tree Vigorous, upright, spreading growth habit.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, roundish.
Skin: Pale yellow, with a shade of brown in the sun. Moderately sprinkled with indistinct light dots.
Flesh: Whitish, tender, juicy. Flavor brisk subacid. Quality: Good.
Core: Rather large.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, and Seed Characteristics: Not described in source.
Season September.
Uses Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 7 catalogs (1901–1918) from Illinois, Missouri
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Chicago
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1906 — listed as Chicago
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1910 — listed as Chicago
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1911 — listed as Chicago
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1912 — listed as Chicago
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as Chicago
- Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1918 — listed as Chicago
View original book sources (1)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Island Beauty. Chicago ? Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit large, roundish, pale yellow, with a shade of brown in the sun, moderately sprinkled with indistinct light dots. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good. Core rather large. September.