Yost

Yost

Origin/History

A native of Berks County, Pennsylvania. (Downing.) Warder's account is drawn from an interim report by Dr. W. D. Brinckle, who is also the source attributed by Elliott ("W. D. B."); the Warder and Elliott descriptions are thus both derived from Brinckle's report and are effectively the same source quoted in two different works.

Tree

Large and spreading. (Downing.)

Fruit

Size: Rather large. (Warder/Elliott/Brinckle.)

Form: Warder and Elliott (both citing Brinckle) describe the fruit as roundish-oblate. Downing describes it as oblate and very much flattened — a noticeably stronger degree of flattening than the Brinckle account implies.

Stem: Short. (All sources agree.)

Cavity: Wide and deep. (Warder/Elliott/Brinckle.) Downing adds that the cavity is slightly russeted.

Calyx: Partially closed. (Downing only.)

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Warder and Elliott (Brinckle) describe the skin as beautifully striped and delicately mottled with crimson on a yellow ground. Downing describes it as yellow, striped and shaded with crimson, and thinly dotted with brown — adding the detail of brown dots not mentioned in the Brinckle account.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh yellow (Warder/Brinckle) or yellowish (Elliott/Brinckle; Downing), tender, juicy. Downing characterizes the texture as rather coarse, a detail absent from the Brinckle-derived accounts. Flavor is described as pleasant by Warder and Elliott (Brinckle); Downing specifies pleasant subacid. Quality rated very good by Warder and Elliott (Brinckle); Good by Downing.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December and January. (Downing.)

Uses

Not described in source.

Storage

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.