 Fall-winter. Unknown parentage. Possibly from Sidney,
ME (Kennebec County) 19th century. No one knows the origin of this
apple. It has been a long time local favorite in Sidney, Maine and
may have originated there. It is unknown in the literature and may
be a pseudonym for Bailey's Golden Sweet which originated on the farm
of Paul Bailey in Sidney and is described in Cole's American Fruit
Book. It has a strong, distinctive sweet taste in the same class as
Tolman Sweet. The apples are distinctly roundish-conic and medium
to large sized. They are yellow, mottled with bronze and a slight
orange red blush. There are small gray dots. The flesh is fairly a
yellowish white, fine grained and dry. |
