Mrs. Barron
AppleOrigin/History
A large American type, brought to notice at the Apple Conference of 1885, where it was named Mrs. Barron. Originally described in Flowers and Pomology, 1884.
Tree
Growth habit: Vigorous, a little spreading. Fertility: Moderate. Leaf: Very large, light pea green, long oval, very sharply and doubly serrate, upfolded.
Fruit
Size and form: Fairly large, 2¼ by 2¾ inches; rounded, oblong, irregular.
Skin: Clear golden-yellow.
Stem: Very stout, in a rather wide ribbed cavity.
Calyx/Eye: Large, open in a shallow ribbed basin.
Flesh and flavor: Tender, yellow, sub-acid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to January.
Uses
Culinary.
Other
Not remarkable for any special merit (source assessment).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1900–1911) from England
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)MRS. BARRON. Fl. and Pom., 1884, 89. (Large American.) Culinary, October to January, fairly large, 2¼ by 2¾, rounded, oblong, irregular. Colour, clear golden-yellow. Flesh, tender, yellow, sub-acid. Eye, large, open in a shallow ribbed basin. Stem, very stout in a rather wide ribbed cavity. Growth, vigorous, a little spreading ; fertility, moderate. Leaf, very large, light pea green, long oval, very sharply and doubly serrate, upfolded. Origin, brought to notice at the Apple Conference of 1885, and there named Mrs. Barron. Not remarkable for any special merit.