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Apple

Close

Origin and History

Close is represented in the USDA collection by three distinct accessions documented in H.H. Fisher's 1963 survey of apple clones in the United States. The second accession was received from USDA, Beltsville, Maryland in 1928. The third accession was received from the Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York in 1953.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium-large.

Skin: Red stripes on green-yellow ground color.

Flavor and Quality: Good quality; suitable for both dessert and cooking uses.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Flesh, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Ripens early August.

Uses

Dessert and cooking.

Subtypes/Variants

Close exists as at least three distinct accessions within the USDA collection:

First Accession: No received-from information or reported comments. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma; the Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota; and NjS.
Second Accession: Received from USDA, Beltsville, Maryland in 1928. Fruit medium-large with red stripes on green-yellow; good quality, suitable for dessert and cooking; ripens early August. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York; Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio; and Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Third Accession: Received from the Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York in 1953. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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The variety Close is represented by three accessions. The first accession has no received-from information and no reported comments; it is reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma; the Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota; and NjS. The second accession was received from USDA, Beltsville, Md. in 1928; fruit is medium-large, with red stripes on green-yellow; good quality, dessert and cook.; ripens early August; reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York; Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio; and Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The third accession was received from AES, Geneva, N. Y. in 1953 and is reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)