York
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
York
Origin/History
A Massachusetts apple. Beach notes that in Central and Western New York, many know an apple called "York Pippin" which pomologists classify as Golden Pippin (an apple of the Fall Pippin group, large, quite yellow when fully ripe, often with a brownish blush on the exposed cheek, described separately). Fall Pippin has also circulated under the name York Pippin in some quarters. Both of these are distinct from the true York, which is the Massachusetts apple described here. Beach cites Downing (1869:420) as his authority.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish conic.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale yellow, with a slight shade of red in the sun.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid. Quality rated Good to Very Good.
Core/Seeds: Core small.
Season
October–November.
Uses
Valuable for culinary purposes.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1894)
- The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)York.
From Massachusetts. Valuable for culinary purposes. Fruit medium, roundish conic, pale yellow, with a slight shade of red in the sun. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid. Good to very good. Core small. October, November.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)YORK.
A variety which is known to many in Central and Western New York under the name York Pippin is now called by pomologists Golden Pippin, under which name it is described on page 78. It is an apple of the Fall Pippin group, large, quite yellow when fully ripe, often with a brownish blush on the exposed cheek.
Fall Pippin has also been known to some under the name York Pippin. It is described on page 61.
Both of these are distinct from the York which is a Massachusetts apple of medium size, pale yellow with shade of red, good to very good for culinary uses. Season October and November.¹
¹ Downing, 1869:420.