Large Yellow Siberian

Apple

Large Yellow Siberian

Origin and History

Large Yellow Siberian was received by the USDA from Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, New York, in 1907. The variety was reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.

Tree

Tree is medium vigorous.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium; round to round-ovate.

Skin: Thin, tough, smooth. Color pale yellow with a shade of red on the sunny side.

Flesh: Yellow, very firm, subacid, astringent. Quality described as culinary.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Stem and Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Season

September–October.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Received from Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N.Y., 1907. Fruit medium, round to round-ovate. Skin thin, tough, smooth, pale yellow with a shade of red on the sunny side. Flesh yellow, very firm, subacid, astringent, culinary. September-October. Tree medium vigorous. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.

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