Battleford
AppleBattleford
Origin and History
Battleford was received by multiple United States research institutions from Canadian sources. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster, Ohio obtained the variety from an experimental station in Canada. The U.S. Horticultural Field Station in Cheyenne, Wyoming received Battleford from Boughen Nursery in Manitoba, Canada (Station No. A48390) and identified it as a seedling of Russian origin from Saskatchewan. The Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Alaska in Palmer, Alaska also received material from Boughen Nursery in Manitoba, Canada.
Tree
The tree exhibits a weak growth habit.
Fruit
Form and size: Medium; oblate-oblong.
Skin: Green-yellow with red stripes.
Flavor: Good.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Flesh, Core, and Seeds
Not described in source.
Season and Storage
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
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)Battleford was received from Exp. Sta., Canada and reported by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio: fruit is medium, oblate-oblong, green-yellow with red stripes; flavor good. The U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming received the variety from Boughen Nur., Manitoba, Canada (Station No. A48390); described as a Sdlp. of Russian from Saskatchewan. The Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Alaska, Palmer, Alaska received material from Boughen Nur., Manitoba, Canada; noted for weak growth habit.