Barry

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, U.S.A. Selected in 1936 and introduced commercially in 1957. Fruits are firm and sweet with an aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
53.00 mm 2

Width
69.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1958 - 018   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Barry

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register