Seneca Favorite
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Seneca Favorite
Origin and History
The original tree of Seneca Favorite grew upon the farm of N.S. Page's father, five miles southwest of Geneva (Ontario County, New York), and was an old, established tree at the time of documentation in 1905. It has been grown to a limited extent as an apple for the home orchard in various localities in Ontario County.
Tree
Medium size, vigorous, and roundheaded. Desirable for home orchard cultivation.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large.
Appearance: Pale yellow; attractive. Resembles Swaar but is earlier and larger than that variety.
Texture: Crisp, distinctly more crisp than Swaar.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Excellent for dessert use.
Season and Storage
The crop begins to ripen in early autumn and continues ripening in succession over a period of several weeks. The later fruit may be kept into early winter or midwinter.
Uses
Excellent for both dessert and culinary (cooking) purposes.
Synonyms
None documented.
Other
References: Magazine of Horticulture, 19:165 (1853); Warder (1867:731).
Source: S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905), pp. 731.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
View original book sources (1)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)SENECA FAVORITE.
REFERENCES. 1. Mag. Hort., 19:165. 1853. 2. Warder, 1867:731. SYNONYMS. None.
A large, attractive, pale yellow apple. It resembles Swaar, but is earlier and larger, and its texture is more crisp.1 It is excellent for dessert as well as for culinary uses. The crop begins to ripen in early autumn, and continues ripening in succession through a period of several weeks. The later fruit may be kept into early winter or midwinter. The tree is of medium size, vigorous, roundheaded. It is a desirable variety for the home orchard.
Historical. N. S. Page states2 that the original tree of Seneca Favorite grew upon his father's farm, five miles southwest of Geneva, and was an old tree forty-five years ago. It has been grown to a limited extent as an apple for the home orchard in various localities in Ontario county, particu-
1 Wilson, C. S., Hist. of the Apple in N. Y. State, unpublished thesis Cornell Univ. 1905. 2 Letter, 1905.