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American Forestier

Apple

American Forestier

Origin and History

American Forestier was received in the United States from France in 1949, catalogued as USDA Plant Introduction No. 173978. The variety is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. It was subsequently distributed to the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York, which received its material from Glenn Dale.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium in size, round-conical in shape.

Skin: Red stripes.

Flesh and Flavor: Creamy, subacid, of fair quality.

Season

Ripens in late October.

Tree

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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American Forestier, USDA Plant Introduction No. 173978, was received from France in 1949 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG). It is also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG), which received it from Glenn Dale, Maryland. Fruit is medium in size, round-conical in shape, with red stripes. Flesh is creamy, subacid, and of fair quality. Ripens in late October.

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)