Cestra Belfler Kitaika
AppleCestra Belfler Kitaika
Origin and History
Cestra Belfler Kitaika is documented in the United States as USDA Plant Introduction No. 107204. The variety was received at the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, from Glenn Dale, Maryland. It was subsequently distributed to the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Tree
The variety shows promise as a hardy framework tree. Specific characteristics of growth habit, vigor, bark, twigs, lenticels, buds, and leaves are not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
The variety was being evaluated for its suitability as a hardy framework tree in breeding and rootstock programs during the early 1960s.
Other
At the time of the 1963 survey, the variety was undergoing virus indexing trials to determine its phytosanitary status for propagation and distribution purposes.
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)Cestra Belfler Kitaika, USDA Plant Introduction No. 107204. At the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono, Maine (received from Glenn Dale, Maryland): shows promise as hardy frame-work; variety being indexed. Also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, which received this accession from AES, Orono, Maine.