Cooper's Seedling
AppleCooper's Seedling
Origin/History
Cooper's Seedling carries USDA Plant Introduction number 157215 and was received from England in 1947, as reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming; station code WyC). A specimen was planted at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, British Columbia, in Spring 1898, where it was under trial as recorded in Bulletin No. 3 of the Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (1900).
Tree
Cooper's Seedling is described as a vigorous grower (Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, 1900).
Fruit
Size
Not described in source.
Form
Not described in source.
Stem
Not described in source.
Cavity
Not described in source.
Calyx
Not described in source.
Basin
Not described in source.
Skin
Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor
Not described in source.
Core/Seeds
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
No reported comments on record at the time of the 1963 USDA survey (H.H. Fisher, USDA ARS, 1963).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (2)
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1898. Tree a vigorous grower.
— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Cooper's Seedling. USDA Plant Introduction number 157215. Received from England in 1947. Reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC). No reported comments on record.