Clarkrich
AppleClarkrich
Origin and History
Clarkrich is a limb sport of Starking. The variety was received from the Edw S. Clarke Orchard in Peshastin, Washington, and is held under station number AP-H-237 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. It was also received from Rich & Sons Nursery in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Clarkrich is described as a Delicious type that colors earlier and darker than Starking.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The variety was recorded and evaluated by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.
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)Clarkrich is a limb sport on Starking, received from Edw S. Clarke Orchard, Peshastin, Wash., and held under station number AP-H-237 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. It was also received from Rich & Sons Nurs., Hillsboro, Ore., where it is described as a Delicious type that colors earlier and dkr. than Starking, as reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.