Large Yellow Siberian
Crab AppleLarge Yellow Siberian
Origin / History
Cited by Beach to Warder (1867), Downing (1869), Barry (1883), and Bailey (Annals of Horticulture, 1892). Downing (1900) lists it as Large Yellow Siberian Crab. Beach gives no synonyms.
Tree
Upright, somewhat irregular in form, of medium size, vigorous or moderately vigorous. Very hardy, healthy, comes into bearing young and is very productive.
Fruit
Size: Large, similar in size to Large Red Siberian (Beach). Downing likewise says similar in size to the foregoing variety.
Form: Roundish oval, flattened at base and crown (Downing); roundish approaching oblong truncate (Beach).
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Clear pale yellow to light clear yellow, often inclining to amber, with a warm cheek (Downing) or a shade of red in the sun (Beach).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Not described in source.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
September and October.
Uses
Generally superseded in market by larger varieties (Beach).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 28 catalogs (1881–1925) from California, England, Illinois, Oregon, Washington
- Hutchison Nursery , James Hutchison, Oakland , California — 1881
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1884
- Fancher Creek Nursery , Fresno , California — 1886
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1888
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1889
- California Nursery Co. , Niles , California — 1889
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1890
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1891
- Puyallup & Yakima Nurseries , Puyallup, Washington (Lock Box 191) and North Yakima , Washington — 1892
- Sherwood Hall Nursery Co. , Timothy Hopkins (Menlo Park Nurseries), San Francisco / Menlo Park , California — 1893
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1895
- Felix Gillet , Barren Hill Nursery, Nevada City , California — 1897
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- S.L. Watkins , Grizzly Flats, El Dorado County , California — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901 — listed as Siberian Large Yellow
- Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
- The Dalles Nurseries , The Dalles , Oregon — 1906
- Carlton Nursery Co. , Carlton , Oregon — 1909
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Milton Nursery Co. (A. Miller & Sons , Proprietors), Milton , Oregon — 1909
- C.F. Lansing , Salem , Oregon — 1910
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913 — listed as Siberian Large Yellow
- Oregon Nursery Co. , Orenco , Oregon — 1920
- Columbia & Okanogan Nursery Co. , Wenatchee , Washington — 1925
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Large Yellow Siberian Crab.
Fruit similar in size to the foregoing, roundish oval, flattened at base and crown, light clear yellow often inclining to amber, with a warm cheek.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)LARGE YELLOW SIBERIAN.
REFERENCES. 1. Warder, 1867:732. 2. Downing, 1869:425. 3. Barry, 1883:360. 4. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:243.
SYNONYMS. None.
Fruit large, similar in size to Large Red Siberian, clear pale yellow with a shade of red in the sun, roundish approaching oblong truncate; season September and October. Tree upright, somewhat irregular in form, of medium size, vigorous or moderately vigorous, very hardy, healthy, comes into bearing young and is very productive. It is generally superseded in market by larger varieties.