Stymus
AppleStymus Apple
Origin/History
Originated on the farm of Jacob Stymus, Dobbs Ferry (Dobb's Ferry), N.Y. Described by Downing in 1869 as a "new and really excellent apple." Reported to the American Pomological Society, 1867. Beach (1905) notes the variety was unacquainted to him and his correspondents at the time of writing, suggesting it had limited distribution by the early twentieth century.
Tree
Moderately thrifty, upright, and productive. Young shoots dull reddish brown, slightly downy.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate, inclining to conic.
Stem: Stalk short, small.
Cavity: Large, deep.
Calyx: Closed or partially open. Segments short, erect.
Basin: Large, deep, uneven.
Skin: Yellowish ground, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark crimson.
Flesh/Flavor: Whitish, fine, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Rated very good.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
October and November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Listed in Ragan, U.S.B.P.I. Bulletin 56:298 (1905).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Stymus.
This new and really excellent Apple originated on the farm of Jacob Stymus, Dobb's Ferry, N. Y. Tree moderately thrifty, upright, and productive. Young shoots dull reddish brown, slightly downy.
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark crimson. Stalk short, small. Cavity large, deep. Calyx closed or partially open. Segments short, erect. Basin large, deep, uneven. Flesh whitish, fine, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Core small. Very good. October, November.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)STYMUS.
REFERENCES. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1867 (cited by 3). 2. Downing, 1869:365. 3. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul. 56:298. 1905.
SYNONYMS. Stymer's (3). STYMUS (1, 2, 3).
This variety was described by Downing in 1869 as a new and really excellent apple which originated on the farm of Jacob Stymus, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. (2). Fruit medium size, yellowish, shaded, splashed and striped with light and dark crimson; flesh fine, tender, pleasant subacid, very good; season October and November. We are unacquainted with this variety and have received no report concerning it from any of our correspondents.