Sailly Autumn

Apple

Sailly Autumn

Origin and History

A local variety originating at Plattsburgh (Plattsburg), New York, on the farm of J. H. Sanborn. Documented by Downing (1857) and Thomas (1875); Beach (1905) notes it as a local variety but states that his team was unacquainted with it firsthand and had received no reports from correspondents, suggesting it had limited distribution beyond its region of origin. Downing's 1900 edition queries the name "Salle?" in connection with this variety, possibly indicating a local alternate rendering of the name.

Tree

Upright, vigorous, and productive.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium. Downing describes the form as roundish oblate conic; Beach describes it as roundish conic (omitting "oblate") — both sources agree on the roundish conic character, with Downing alone noting an oblate tendency.

Skin: Greenish yellow, with the exposed side frequently a deep red cheek.

Stem: Short.

Cavity: Medium.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Basin: Small and narrow.

Flesh and Flavor: Very tender. Subacid. Beach adds that the flesh is rich and aromatic — details absent from Downing's account but not contradicted by it. Rated good.

Season

September.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Sailly Autumn. Salle? Origin, Plattsburgh, N. Y., on the farm of J. H. Sanborn. Tree upright, vigorous, and productive. Fruit medium, roundish oblate conic, greenish yellow, the exposed side frequently deep red. Stalk short, in a medium cavity. Calyx small, closed. Basin small, narrow. Flesh very tender. Subacid. Good. September.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

SAILLY AUTUMN.

REFERENCES, 1. Downing, 1857:187. 2. Thomas, 1875:511.

SYNONYMS. None.

A local variety which originated at Plattsburg, N. Y. Fruit medium, roundish conic, greenish-yellow frequently with a deep red cheek. Stalk short; cavity medium; calyx small, closed; basin small, narrow; flesh very tender, rich, aromatic, subacid, good. September (1, 2).

We are unacquainted with this variety and have received no report concerning it from any of our correspondents.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Salle Salle?