Sherman
AppleSherman
Origin/History
Sherman originated on the farm then owned by E. C. Sherman of Wyoming, New York. The variety was first noted in the Rural New York in 1870, and Downing's 1872 account constitutes the primary early description. By 1905, Beach reported that no account had been received of Sherman having been grown outside the place of its origin.
Tree
Vigorous and rather spreading. Bears very productively in alternate years.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or above in size; oblate, angular or slightly ribbed.
Stem: Rather long and slender.
Cavity: Broad, not very deep, with a slight greenish cast.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Broad and rather deep.
Skin: Greenish yellow, sometimes washed with brownish red in the sun; moderately sprinkled with light and gray dots.
Flesh and Flavor: A little coarse, half tender, crisp, juicy, mild, and rather rich sweet. Quality rated good to very good. Characterized broadly as a yellow sweet apple of mild, rather rich flavor.
Core: Medium.
Season
November to January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Beach, The Apples of New York Vol. 2 (1905)
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900) — listed as Sherman's Favorite
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Sherman's Favorite.
Sherman's Sweet.
Originated on the farm now owned by E. C. Sherman, of Wyoming, N. Y. Tree vigorous, rather spreading, very productive alternate years.
Fruit medium or above, oblate, angular or slightly ribbed; skin greenish yellow, sometimes brownish red in the sun, moderately sprinkled with light and gray dots; stalk rather long, slender; cavity broad, not very deep, a little greenish; calyx closed; basin broad, rather deep; flesh a little coarse, half tender, crisp, juicy, mild, rather rich sweet; good to very good; core medium. November, January.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)SHERMAN.
REFERENCES. 1. Rural N. Y., 1870 (cited by 3). 2. Downing, 1872:31 app. 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul. 56:281. 1905.
SYNONYMS. SHERMAN (3). SHERMAN'S FAVORITE (2). Sherman's Favorite (3). SHERMAN'S SWEET (1). Sherman's Sweet (2, 3).
A yellow sweet apple of good medium size and mild, rather rich flavor; in season from November to January (2). Downing states that it originated on the farm of E. C. Sherman, Wyoming, N. Y. We have received no report concerning this variety and find no account of its having been grown outside of the place of its origin.
¹ Letter, 1895.