Tyre Beauty
AppleTyre Beauty
Origin/History
Originated on the farm of Jason Smith, Tyre, Seneca County, N.Y. Brought to notice around 1869 as a new seedling apple of value in the locality of its origin, as reported in the Rural New Yorker and the Horticulturist (vol. 24, p. 52, 1869). According to Beach (1905), the variety had not, so far as could be determined, been grown outside of the locality of its origin.
Tree
A good grower, productive, and bearing fruit that is uniformly even in size. Considered valuable as a market sort. (Downing.) Beach does not describe the tree.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium size, roundish oblate.
Skin: Pale yellow ground, with broken lines and splashes of deep crimson, shaded and marbled intermediate. Surface has a mouldy bloom and light gray dots.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Segments almost erect.
Basin: Deep.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white, crisp, tender, breaking, slightly acid, pleasant. Quality: Good. (Downing.) Neither rich nor peculiarly sprightly. (Beach.)
Core: Small.
Seeds: Broad, pointed.
Season
Early September.
Uses
Valued as a market sort. (Downing.)
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Tyre Beauty.
A new variety, originated on the farm of Jason Smith, Tyre, Seneca Co., N. Y. Tree a good grower, productive of fruit uniformly even in size, and valuable as a market sort.
Fruit medium size, roundish oblate, pale yellow, with broken lines and splashes of deep crimson, shaded and marbled intermediate, mouldy bloom, light gray dots. Stalk short. Cavity deep. Calyx with almost erect segments. Basin deep. Flesh white, crisp, tender, breaking, slightly acid, pleasant. Good. Core small. Seeds broad, pointed. Season, early September. (Rural New Yorker.)
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)TYRE BEAUTY.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1869:388. 2. Horticulturist, 24:52. 1869. fig. SYNONYMS. None.
This was brought to notice about thirty-five years ago as a new seedling apple of value in the locality of its origin, Tyre, Seneca county, N. Y. Fruit medium, pale yellow, splashed, marbled and shaded with crimson. Flesh tender, slightly acid, neither rich nor peculiarly sprightly. Season early September (2). We are unacquainted with this variety and so far as we know it has not been grown outside of the locality of its origin.