Cowichan

Origin and History

Cowichan was introduced to the United States from Canada. The U.S. Plant Introduction Station at Glenn Dale, Maryland received accession PI No. 162975 from Canada in 1948. A second accession, PI No. 128403, was received at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station in Cheyenne, Wyoming from M. B. Davis of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, under station number A38676.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Two distinct accessions of Cowichan were maintained in the United States as of 1963:

• PI No. 162975: Held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (received from Canada, 1948) and at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey (received from Glenn Dale, Maryland).
• PI No. 128403: Held at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (received from M. B. Davis, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, station number A38676).

Other

This survey records Cowichan as present in three U.S. institutional collections as of 1963, indicating active preservation and potential research interest during the mid-twentieth century.