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Yopp's Favorite

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Yopp's Favorite

Origin / History

Originated in Georgia, specifically Thomas County, Georgia (Elliott, attributing the introduction to Robert Nelson). Entered in the catalogue of the American Pomological Society in 1873 (Beach). Beach (1905) notes it is a southern apple of little value in New York and practically unknown in that state.

Tree

Moderately vigorous, upright spreading (Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach (writing from the New York Station) gives a notably different account: below medium size, a rather slow grower with spreading top; comes into bearing moderately early and yields good crops biennially.

Fruit

Size and form: Large, roundish, slightly conic (Elliott, Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach describes it as grown at the New York Station as medium to rather large, oblate conic to roundish conic, somewhat ribbed.

Stem / Stalk: Short (Elliott, Downing, Budd-Hansen); short, slender (Beach).

Cavity: Deep (Elliott, Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach describes it as acuminate, moderately wide, rather deep, usually russeted.

Calyx: Open (Elliott, Downing, Budd-Hansen), in a deep basin (Elliott, Downing). Beach: calyx small, open; calyx tube conical; stamens median.

Basin: Deep (Elliott, Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach: narrow, moderately deep to deep, abrupt, wrinkled.

Skin: Smooth, oily, greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem (Elliott). Downing follows Elliott: greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem. Budd-Hansen: greenish yellow, with a little russet in the sun; dots few, russet. Beach (from New York-grown fruit): skin light yellow usually with a dull red blush; dots numerous, small, russet.

Flesh and flavor: White, fine-grained, tender, juicy, almost melting, of a most grateful, sub-acid flavor (Elliott). Downing and Budd-Hansen concur: flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid; rated "Good." Beach: flesh whitish, somewhat tinged with yellow, moderately fine, tender, juicy, breaking, subacid, rated only fair to good.

Core and seeds: Core small (Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach: core medium to small; cells partly open; core lines clasping; carpels broadly roundish, emarginate, somewhat tufted.

Season

November (Downing, Budd-Hansen). Beach: October and November.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

The Lowther Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) entry consists only of a coded variety-characteristic table row, reproduced verbatim:

Description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.

Yopp (Favorite)..............  L   re   y   G   f   A   .....   .....   .....

Book Sources

Described in 5 period pomological works

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois

View original book sources (5)

Yopp's Favorite. Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conic ; skin, smooth, oily, greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem ; calyx, open, in a deep basin ; stalk, short ; cavity, deep ; flesh, white, fine grained, tender, juicy, almost melting, of a most grateful, sub-acid flavor. From Thomas Co., Georgia. (Robert Nelson.)

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Yopp's Favorite. From Georgia. Tree moderately vigorous, upright spreading. Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic, greenish yellow, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, and a little russet about the stem. Calyx open, in a deep basin. Stalk short. Cavity deep. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid. Good. Core small. November.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

YOPP.

References. 1. Downing, 1857:205. 2. Horticulturist, 12:179. 1857. 3. Warder, 1867:737. 4. Fitz, 1872:175. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 6. Leroy, 1873:871. figs. 7. Thomas, 1875:517. 8. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:253. 9. Clayton, Ala. Sta. Bul. 47:7. 1893. 10. Budd-Hansen, 1903:213.

Synonyms. Yopp (10). Yopp's Favorite (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9).

A southern apple of little value in New York. It originated in Georgia. In 1873 it was entered in the catalogue of the American Pomological Society (5). It is practically unknown in this state.

As grown at this Station the fruit is medium to rather large, oblate conic to roundish conic, somewhat ribbed; stem short, slender; cavity acuminate, moderately wide, rather deep, usually russeted; calyx small, open; basin narrow, moderately deep to deep, abrupt, wrinkled. Skin light yellow usually with a dull red blush; dots numerous, small, russet. Calyx tube conical; stamens median. Core medium to small; cells partly open; core lines clasping. Carpels broadly roundish, emarginate, somewhat tufted. Flesh whitish, somewhat tinged with yellow, moderately fine, tender, juicy, breaking, subacid, fair to good; season October and November.

The tree is below medium size, a rather slow grower with spreading top. It comes into bearing moderately early and yields good crops biennially.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Yopp. — Origin, Georgia; tree moderately vigorous, upright spreading.

Fruit large, roundish, slightly conic, greenish yellow, with a little russet in the sun; dots few, russet; cavity deep; stem short; basin deep; calyx open. Core small; flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, subacid, good. November.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

Yopp (Favorite). L s re y G f A

[Additional entry in this volume: "Yopp's Favorite", pp. 454–454]

Yopp (Favorite).............. L re y G f A ..... ..... .....

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)
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