Blood Red

Origin and History

Blood Red is a sport of Gravenstein. It was received by the USDA Plant Introduction program from Denmark in 1951 and assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 199096. The variety was evaluated at multiple U.S. agricultural experiment stations during the mid-twentieth century, including facilities in Maryland, Michigan, Maine, New York, and Oregon.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Blood Red was distributed to and evaluated by the following institutions:

• U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (station identifier: MdG)
• Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan (station identifier: MiG; station number: AP-H-201)
• Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono, Maine (station identifier: MeO; station number: 79)
• Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (station identifier: NyG)
• Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (station identifier: OrC)