York
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
York
Origin / History
From Massachusetts. Beach distinguishes York from two other apples that have gone under the name York Pippin. One is the apple known to many in Central and Western New York as York Pippin, now called by pomologists Golden Pippin and described by him on page 78: an apple of the Fall Pippin group, large, quite yellow when fully ripe, often with a brownish blush on the exposed cheek. The other is Fall Pippin, described on page 61, which has also been known to some as York Pippin. Beach's York entry reproduces Downing (cited by Beach as 1869:420).
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.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Whitish, tender, juicy; sprightly subacid. Quality "Good to very good" (Downing).
Core and seeds: Core small.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Valuable for culinary purposes (Downing); good to very good for culinary uses (Beach, following Downing).
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.