Antonovka Monastirskaia

Origin and History

Antonovka Monastirskaia was received in the United States from Russia with unknown parentage. It is reported to be among Mitchurin's varieties. The variety was documented in the USDA survey of apple clones, with Plant Introduction No. 107195 received at Glenn Dale, Maryland.

Tree

Tree characteristics vary across the documented accessions. One accession (A42245) from the Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota, describes the tree as hardy and vigorous with fair growth habit. Another accession (AP-H-390) from the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington, notes the tree as hardy trunk stock.

Disease resistance differs between accessions: the South Dakota accession shows little scab and blight infection, while the Washington accession is resistant to scab but very susceptible to fireblight.

Fruit

Form and Color: Two color descriptions are documented:

• South Dakota accession: green-yellow
• Washington accession: green

Quality:

• South Dakota accession: fair-to-good quality
• Washington accession: low quality

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Antonovka Monastirskaia is documented in at least two distinct North American accessions with differing characteristics:

1. South Dakota Accession (A42245): Received from the Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota. Fruit green-yellow, fair-to-good quality. Tree hardy, vigorous with fair growth habit. Little scab and blight infection. Positive on R12740-7A.

2. Washington Accession (AP-H-390): Received from the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. Fruit green, low quality. Tree hardy trunk stock. Resistant to scab, very susceptible to fireblight.

Other

USDA Plant Introduction No. 107195. Station accession A42245 reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota. Station accession AP-H-390 reported by the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. Positive on R12740-7A reported by InLA.