Cultivar | Description |
AlleghenyTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson. Fruit has medium fleshiness; percent seed
approximately 8% by weight. Texture medium firm and smooth. Flesh color
yellow. Fruit size approximately 125 g/fruit at KSU. Fruit size can
benefit from thinning when fruit set is high. Limited availability of
nursery stock. |
Belle | |
Collins | Selected in Georgia |
Convis | Selected from Corwin Davis orchard. Large fruit., yellow flesh; ripens 1st week of October in MI. |
Davis | Selected
from the wild in MI by Corwin Davis in 1959. Introduced in 1961 from
Bellevue, MI. Medium sized fruit, up to 5 inches long; green skin;
yellow flesh; large seed; ripens 1st week of October in Michigan; keeps
well in cold storage. |
Glaser | Selected by P. Glaser of Evansville, IN. Medium size fruit. |
Greenriver Belle | Original tree grown near the Green River in Hart County, Kentucky. Selected by Carol Friedman in 1998. |
ISL | Hybrid of Overleese and Davis; large fruit, yellow flesh; ripens 2nd week of October in MI. |
Jonathan | |
Kirsten | Hybrid seedling of Taytwo x Overleese; selected by Tom Mansell, Aliquippa, PA. |
KSU-AtwoodTM
| Seedling
from Maryland. Released by the Kentucky State University Horticulture
Program in 2009. The release is named for Rufus B. Atwood, who served
as president of Kentucky State College (now university) from 1929 to
1962. Fruit: greenish-blue skin, yellow-orange flesh, few seeds. Fruit
size and flavor medium; averaging 120 g/fruit and 150 fruit per tree at
KSU. (Note: Trees may not yet be available for sale from licensed
nurseries). |
Lady D | |
LA Native | From LA, blooms late in TN, small fruit. |
Lynn's Favorite | Selected from Corwin Davis orchard. Yellow fleshed, large fruit; ripens 2nd week of October in MI. |
Mango | Selected from the wild in Tifton, GA, by Major C. Collins in 1970. Vigorus growth. |
Maria | |
Mary Foos Johnson | Selected
from the wild in Kansas by Milo Gibson. Seedling donated to North
Willamette Expt. Sta., Aurora, OR, by Mary Foos Johnson. Large fruit;
yellow skin; butter-color flesh; few seeds; ripens first week of
October in MI. |
Middletown | Selected
from the wild in Middletown, OH, by Ernest J. Downing in 1915. Ripens
in mid-September in Kentucky. Fruit size small; averaging 75 g/fruit
and 75 fruit per tree at KSU. |
Mitchell | Selected
from the wild in Jefferson Co., IL, by Joseph W. Hickman in 1979.
Fruit: slightly yellow skin, golden flesh, few seeds. Fruit size
medium; averaging 115 g/fruit and 60 fruit per tree at KSU. |
NC-1
| Hybrid
seedling of Davis x Overleese; selected by R. Douglas Campbell,
Ontario, Canada, in 1976. Fruit has few seeds; yellow skin and flesh;
thin skin; early ripening, 15 Sept. in Ontario and early September in
Kentucky. Fruit size large; averaging 180 g/fruit and 45 fruit per tree
at KSU. |
Overleese
| Selected
from the wild in Rushville, IN, by W.B. Ward in 1950. Ripens early
September in Kentucky and 1st week of October in Michigan. Fruit size
large; averaging over 170 g/fruit and 55 fruit per tree at KSU. |
PA-Golden 1
| Selected
as seedling from seed originating from George Slate collection by John
Gordon, Amherst, NY. Fruit has yellow skin when ripening, golden flesh;
matures late August in Kentucky and mid-September in New York. Fruit
size medium; averaging 110 g/fruit and 120 fruit per tree at KSU. |
PA-Golden 2 | Selected
as seedling from seed originating from George Slate collection by John
Gordon, Amherst, NY. Fruit: yellow skin, golden flesh; matures
mid-September in NY. |
PA-Golden 3 | Selected
as seedling from seed originating from George Slate collection by John
Gordon, Amherst, NY. Fruit: yellow skin, golden flesh; matures
mid-September in NY. |
PotomacTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson as seedling of a tree in the Blandy Experimental
Farm. Extremely fleshy. Percent seed ~ 4% by weight. Texture firm,
melting, smooth. Flesh color medium yellow. Fruit size large; averaging
235 g/fruit and 45 fruit per tree at KSU. Problems with fruit cracking
some years. Limited availability of nursery stock. |
Prolific | Selected
by Corwin Davis, Bellevue, MI, in mid-1980s. Large fruit, yellow flesh;
ripens first week of October in MI. Fruit size medium at KSU. |
RappahannockTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson as seedling of a tree in the Blandy Experimental
Farm. Ripens Mid-September in Kentucky. This fruit typically exhibits a
yellowish color break at picking stage. This tree has an unusual leaf
habit, where the leaf is held horizontal-to-upright, making the fruit
more visible under the canopy of leaves. Fruit size small; averaging 95
g/fruit and 95 fruit per tree at KSU. Patented 2004; propagation
restrictions apply. Limited availability of nursery stock. In kentucky this variety has a disappointingly small fruit In Maryland where the fruit was originally evaluated, the fruit is large and of high quality In North Carolina, this variety is producing well and has a large fruit |
Rebecca's Gold | Selected
from Corwin Davis seed, Bellevue, MI., by J.M. Riley in 1974. Medium
sized fruit; kidney-shaped; yellow flesh. Fruit size medium at KSU. |
Ruby Keenan | Medium size fruit with excellent flavor. |
SAA-Overleese | Selected
from Overleese seed by John Gordon, Amherst, NY, in 1982. Large fruit;
rounded shape; green skin; yellow flesh; few seeds; matures in
mid-October in NY. |
SAA-Zimmerman | Selected
as seedling from seed originating from G.A. Zimmerman collection by
John Gordon, Amherst, NY, in 1982. Large fruit; yellow skin and flesh;
few seeds. |
ShenandoahTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson as a seedling of Overleese. Fruit with few seeds
(approx 7% by weight). Fruit has creamy yellow flesh. Ripens in
September in Kentucky. Fruit size medium-large; averaging 150 g/fruit
and 80 fruit per tree at KSU. Patented 2004; propagation restrictions
apply. Limited availability of nursery stock. |
Sibley | |
Sue | |
Sunflower
| Selected
from the wild in Chanute, KS, by Milo Gibson in 1970. Tree reported to
be self-fertile. Large fruit; yellow skin; butter-color flesh; few
seeds; ripens early to mid-September in Kentucky and first week of
October in MI. Fruit size large; averaging 155 g/fruit and 75 fruit per
tree at KSU. |
Sun-Glo | Yellow skin, yellow flesh,large fruit; ripens 1st week of October in MI. |
SusquehannaTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson as a seedling from a tree in the collection of the
Blandy Experimental Farm. Fruit has few seeds, very fleshy, medium
yellow flesh; thickish skin; this variety is less fragile than most.
Few seeds (approx 4% by weight). Ripens late September in Kentucky.
Patented 2004; propagation restrictions apply. Fruit size large;
averaging 185 g/fruit and 40 fruit per tree at KSU. Limited
availability of nursery stock. |
Sweet Alice | Selected from the wild in West Virginia by Homer Jacobs of the Holden Arboretum, Mentor, OH, in 1934. Fruit size medium at KSU. |
Sweet Virginia | |
Taylor
| Selected
from the wild in Eaton Rapids, MI, by Corwin Davis in 1968. Fruit;
green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in September in Kentucky and 1st week
of October in MI. Fruit size medium; averaging 110 g/fruit and 70 fruit
per tree at KSU. |
Taytwo
| Selected
from the wild in Eaton Rapids, MI, by Corwin Davis in 1968. Sometimes
spelled Taytoo. Fruit: light-green skin; yellow flesh; ripens in
September in Kentucky and 1st week of October in MI. Fruit size medium;
averaging 120 g/fruit and 75 fruit per tree at KSU. |
Tollgate | Yellow fleshed, LArge fruit, ripens 1st week of October in MI. |
WabashTM
| Selected
by R. Neal Peterson as seedling of a tree in the Blandy Experimental
Farm. Very fleshy. Percent seed ~ 6% by weight. Texture medium firm,
creamy, smooth. Flesh color yellow to orangish. Fruit size large;
averaging 185 g/fruit and 65 fruit per tree at KSU. Problems with fruit
cracking some years. Limited availability of nursery stock. |
Wells | Selected
from the wild in Salem, IN, by David Wells in 1990. Fruit; green skin;
orange flesh. Ripens mid to late-September in Kentucky. Fruit size
medium; averaging 105 g/fruit and 65 fruit per tree at KSU. |
Wilson
| Selected
from the wild on Black Mountain, Harlan Co., KY, by John V. Creech in
1985. Fruit; yellow skin; golden flesh. Ripens in September in
Kentucky. Fruit size small; averaging 90 g/fruit and 130 fruit per tree
at KSU. |
Zimmerman
| Selected in NY from G.A. Zimmerman seed by George Slate. Medium sized fruit at KSU. |