Crandall (Ill. 1)
AppleCrandall (Ill. 1)
Origin and History
Crandall (Ill. 1) is a hybrid cross of Rome Beauty × Jonathan, originating in 1914 with selection completed in 1925. The variety was received by the USDA ARS from the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium size.
Skin: Attractive red.
Flesh and Flavor: Crisp and juicy; suitable for both dessert and culinary use.
Quality: Fair to medium quality.
Tree
Bearing and Productivity: Early bearing, annual bearer, productive.
Disease Resistance: Fair disease resistance.
Season and Storage
Storage: Long storage capacity.
Other
Multiple accessions of Crandall (Ill. 1) have been maintained and distributed across the North American apple research network, indicating its historical significance in institutional breeding and evaluation programs:
Primary accession (Ill. 1) received from AES, Urbana, Illinois; distributed to Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station (Manhattan, Kansas); University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (Urbana, Illinois); the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (Wooster, Ohio); and Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station (Corvallis, Oregon).
Second accession (AP-H-376) received from Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York; distributed to the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) and the Agricultural Research Service Irrigation Experiment Station (Prosser, Washington).
Third accession (A5742) received from Bountiful Ridge Nurseries (Princess Anne, Maryland); distributed to the U.S. Horticultural Field Station (Cheyenne, Wyoming).
Fourth accession received from Maloney Nurseries (Danville, New York); reported by Michigan research facilities.
Fifth accession (station number 168) with two years of replication on R12740-7A rootstock; distributed to Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station (Lafayette, Indiana); Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experiment Station (University Park, Pennsylvania); the Ashland Spooner Peninsular Station (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin); and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont (Burlington, Vermont).
Book Sources
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Crandall (Ill. 1), received from AES, Urbana, Ill., is a Rome Beauty × Jonathan cross from 1914, selection of 1925. Fruit is medium size, attractive red; flesh crisp, juicy, dessert and culinary. Fair to medium quality. Long storage. Tree early bearing, annual, productive, fair disease resistant. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; MiM; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio; and OhC. A second accession of Crandall, received from AES, Geneva, N.Y., is held under station number AP-H-376, and is reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri and the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington. A third accession, received from Bountiful Ridge Nurs., Princess Anne, Md., is held under station number A5742, and is reported by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming. A fourth accession, received from Maloney Nurs., Danville, N.Y., is reported by MiC. A fifth accession, held under station number 168, has 2 years rep. on R12740-7A, and is reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana*; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; the Ashland Spooner Peninsular Station, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.