Calros
Crab AppleCalros
Origin and History
Calros was received by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1945 from Bouphen Nursery in Manitoba, Canada. It is a seedling of Blush Calville. The variety was assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 151253 and given the internal station accession number A49419.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium size; crab apple.
Other characteristics: Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Storage and Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland and the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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)Calros was assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 151253 and was received from Canada in 1945, sourced from Bouphen Nur., Manitoba, Canada. It is a seedling of Blush Calville. The fruit is medium size, crab. Internal station accession number A49419. Reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland and the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming.