Bancroft
AppleBancroft
Origin and History
Bancroft was received from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada in 1950. The variety is a hybrid of Forest × McIntosh parentage.
Tree
Tree is vigorous.
Fruit
Size and Form
Medium in size.
Skin
Thick and glossy. Ground color green-yellow with a dark crimson blush.
Flavor and Quality
Good quality.
Season
January through April.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Station number N5132, reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. Also reported with station number 173 by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont and the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Bancroft was received from Centr. Exp. Farm, Ottawa, Canada in 1950. Parentage: Forest × McIntosh. Fruit is medium in size, with thick, glossy green-yellow skin bearing a dark crimson blush. Good quality. Season January through April. Tree vigorous. Station number N5132, reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. Also reported with station number 173 by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont and the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey.