Barry

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1880

Origin

Rochester, N.Y., United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 15.3 °Bx
Fruit height: 53.0 mm
Fruit width: 69.5 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Barry is a medium to large yellow-green apple with a faint red blush, resembling the Greening type. The flesh is firm, crisp, tender, and juicy with a subacid, sprightly flavor. It originated around 1880 at Ellwanger & Barry nurseries in Rochester, New York, and was introduced commercially by the firm as a variety recommended for commercial orchards. The season is late.

Flavor & Texture

subacidsprightlycrisptenderjuicyfine_grained

Best Uses

fresh_eating

1 historical watercolor from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Parents

Mcintosh Cox Orange Pippin McIntosh x Cox's Orange Pippin

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: deliberate cross
First introduced: — · Ellwanger & Barry

subacidsprightly

Disease Resistance

Fire blight: highly susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589428
UK National Fruit Collection: 348
Wikidata: Q19602008