Origin: in Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y., by F. Atwood Sirrine. Introd. in 1969. Open-pollinated seedling of Bartlett. Discovered in 1954, tested as Sirrine 1 by the New York State Agr. Expt. Sta., Geneva. Tree: large; roundtopped; vigor good; productive; slightly more tolerant to blight than Bartlett. Recommended for home orchard and local market. Fruit: size medium, 2 3/8 to 2 1/2 inches in diam.; pyriform, short; skin bright yellow, with an occasional bronzy blush, smooth, thin; flesh smooth, melting, juicy, flavor sweet and rich; ripens about first week in September, with Bartlett; will store in 32F until November.
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