Amazingly Sid's grandson contacted me after seeing a post I made searching for this tree on Growing Fruit forum. Sid passed away a few years ago, but his grandson sent scions from his tree.
I've 5 on standard rootstock now.

Wish I could help, but my newton pippin is a one year old whip! My son wanted me to add it to the orchard this past year. Good luck with your project!

In the tree registry a person from Escalon CA registered an Arkansas Beauty tree with a very well documented paper trail. The original tree was his maternal grandparents Mary and John Simpson, who won a gold medal with it in 1910. I have scions from the Arkansas Beauty tree David Benscoter found in ...

I'm searching for an old variety that originated in Arkansas USA called Brightwater for a preservation orchard I'm starting.
I'm also looking for any varieties listed as extinct from my state such as Highfill Blue, Florence, Elkhorn or Stevenson Pippin as examples.