Crofton

Origin and History

Crofton is recorded in the USDA under three separate accessions. One accession (USDA Plant Introduction number 162721) was received from France in 1948 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. A second accession under the same Plant Introduction number (162721) was received from Glenn Dale, Maryland and reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. A third accession (USDA Plant Introduction number 199585) was received from Glenn Dale, Maryland in 1956.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, round-oblate, striped.

Flesh and Flavor: Flesh pale brown to brown, slightly acid, poor quality.

Season: Ripening early November.

Uses

Crofton is noted as a cider apple.

Subtypes and Variants

Three USDA accessions are recorded:

• USDA Plant Introduction number 199585 (received Glenn Dale, Maryland, 1956; held at U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming)
• USDA Plant Introduction number 162721 (received France, 1948; held at U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland)
• USDA Plant Introduction number 162721 (received Glenn Dale, Maryland; reported by Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York)

Other

Not described in source.