New Bess Poole
AppleNew Bess Poole
Origin / History
New Bess Poole was raised by Mr. J. Stevens of Stanton-by-Dale before 1850. The variety is described in the volume under the citation "Her. Pom., 71," and a second entry for it appears in the same volume under the spelling "New Bess Pool," pp. 102–102. Bunyard describes it as a useful late keeper that resembles Cellini in appearance.
Tree
The tree is vigorous and fertile. The leaves are roundish and pale, nearly flat, and very finely serrate.
Fruit
Size: Medium, 2¾ by 2¼ (the second entry gives 2¾ by 2½).
Form: Round, slightly flattened.
Stem: Extremely short and stout.
Cavity: Shallow.
Calyx: Eye open.
Basin: Much ribbed.
Skin: Greenish-yellow in ground color, almost covered with a dull brown crimson flush and brown blotches of the same color.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Greenish-white, crisp, juicy, sub-acid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Culinary use is recorded for January to March. The fruit is a late keeper.
Uses
New Bess Poole is a culinary apple, used in the period from January to March.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The entry is cited to "Her. Pom., 71." It is said to be similar to Cellini in appearance.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)NEW BESS POOL. Her. Pom., 71. Culinary, January to March, medium, 2¾ by 2¼, round, slightly flattened. Colour, greenish-yellow almost covered with dull brown crimson flush and brown blotches of the same colour. Flesh, crisp, juicy, greenish-white, sub-acid Eye, open in a much ribbed basin. Stem, extremely short and stout, in a shallow cavity. Growth, vigorous; fertile. Leaf, roundish, pale, nearly flat, very finely serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. J. Stevens, of Stantonby-Dale, before 1850. A useful late keeper similar to Cellini in appearance.
[Additional entry in this volume: "New Bess Pool", pp. 102–102]
NEW BESS POOL. Her. Pom., 71. Culinary, January to March, medium, 2¾ by 2½, round, slightly flattened. Colour, greenish-yellow almost covered with dull brown crimson flush and brown blotches of the same colour. Flesh, crisp, juicy, greenish-white, sub-acid Eye, open in a much ribbed basin. Stem, extremely short and stout, in a shallow cavity. Growth, vigorous; fertile. Leaf, roundish, pale, nearly flat, very finely serrate. Origin, raised by Mr. J. Stevens, of Stanton-by-Dale, before 1850. A useful late keeper similar to Cellini in appearance.