Ulster
AppleUlster
Origin / History
Ulster was named and introduced at Geneva, New York, but it did not originate from the Station's apple breeding program. In 1895, W. P. Wheeler, assistant in animal industry at the Station, examined many wild apple seedlings growing in fields near Chittenango, New York. One seedling which bore fruits superior to most of the others was selected and designated as Wheeler No. 33. Scions were grafted into the Station's orchard. Ulster was introduced in 1914 along with 11 other cultivars. It was named for Ulster County, New York. It was described by Hedrick (87), and trees were distributed to fruit growers in 1914. In 1968, no Ulster trees were in the Station's apple cultivar collection, and so far as the author knew, no trees were in existence anywhere.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Not described in source.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Not described in source.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: The fruits were sour.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
The fruits had a very long storage life.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Broome and Montgomery were selected in this same manner, from wild seedlings, under the Wheeler numbering system (see Montgomery).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (1)
— Roger D. Way, Apple Cultivars Introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914–1968 (1971)Ulster
Ulster was named and introduced at Geneva, but it did not originate from the Station's apple breeding program. In 1895, W. P. Wheeler, assistant in animal industry at the Station, examined many wild apple seedlings growing in fields near Chittenango, New York. One seedling which bore fruits superior to most of the others was selected and designated as Wheeler No. 33. Broome and Montgomery were selected in this same manner (see Montgomery). Scions of Ulster were grafted into the Station's orchard. The fruits were sour and had a very long storage life. Ulster was introduced in 1914 (Table 2) along with 11 other cultivars. It was named for Ulster County, New York. It was described by Hedrick (87), and trees of it were distributed to fruit growers in 1914 (87). In 1968, no Ulster trees were in the Station's apple cultivar collection, and so far as the author knew, no trees were in existence anywhere. For this reason, Ulster is not described any further here.