Bailey Sweet, also referred to as Bailey's Sweet or just Bailey, is a cultivar of the domesticated apple. Bailey Sweets were first farmed around 1840 in Petty, Wyoming County, New York.[1][2]Шаблон:Rp Other names for it have included Edgerly Sweet, Howard's Sweet, and Paterson's Sweet.[2][3]
Bailey Sweet apples are medium- to large-sized apples. They tend spherical, if at times conical.[1] The skin is red and the flesh is yellowish and crisp.[1]
Bailey Sweets are for eating, not cooking. The flesh is juicy and "distinctly sweet".[1] They are in season beginning in October to January or February.[4]
Cultivation
Bailey Sweet apples are not recommended for cultivation.[4] The trees are typically productive, but unless sprayed, they tend to produce a high percentage of low-grade fruits.[1] It is susceptible to disease.[3]
The fruits are sometimes "scabby and knotty" when grown in certain areas and they generally do not store well.[1][5]
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↑ 2,02,1Ragan, W. H. 1905. Nomenclature of the apple; a catalogue of the known varieties referred to in American publications from 1804 to 1904. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Bulletin No. 56.
