Athabasca
AppleAthabasca
Origin and History
Athabasca was received into the U.S. Department of Agriculture collection from Canada in three separate accessions during the mid-twentieth century. The earliest accession (128399) was obtained from M. B. Davis of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1938. The variety is recorded as a hybrid of Malus baccata × pumila parentage, with station number A38672. Two additional accessions were received from Canada in 1944 (accession 148704) and 1946 (accession 155451), indicating the variety's establishment in North American germplasm collections during this period.
Tree
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Fruit
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Season
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Uses
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Subtypes and Variants
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Other
Three USDA accessions of Athabasca are documented:
Accession 128399: Received 1938 from M. B. Davis, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Parentage: M. baccata × pumila. Station number A38672. Held at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Accession 148704: Received 1944 from Canada. Held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.
Accession 155451: Received 1946 from Canada. Held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.
Book Sources
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Athabasca appears in three accession records. Accession 128399 was received from M. B. Davis, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1938; its parentage is recorded as M. baccata X pumila, with station number A38672, and it is held at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Accession 148704 was received from Canada in 1944 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. Accession 155451 was received from Canada in 1946 and is also held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.