Delcon
AppleDelcon
Origin and History
Delcon is a cross of Conrad × Delicious, selected in 1929. The variety was received by multiple institutions from different nursery sources: Henry Field Nursery (Shenandoah, Iowa); Inter-State Nursery (Hamburg, Iowa); and Fruit Experiment Station (Mount Grove, Missouri, introduced 1948). It was also distributed by Gurney Seed & Nursery (Yankton, South Dakota) and Earl May Seed Co. (Shenandoah, Iowa).
Tree
Delcon exhibits dwarf tendency. Trees are very precocious and heavy-bearing, making them suitable for home orchards. The variety is heavily productive.
Fruit
Size and form: Medium size, conical in shape.
Surface: Almost entirely striped.
Flesh: Cream-colored, subacid. Flavor is described as fair; the fruit most nearly resembles Delicious in character and taste. Quality is noted as good flavor overall.
Season
Late September.
Uses
Suitable for home orchard cultivation.
Other
This survey represents observations from multiple USDA and state Agricultural Experiment Stations across the United States, including locations in Iowa, Washington, Kansas, Wisconsin, Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, and Michigan. Some stations reported the variety not yet fruited at the time of the survey.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Delcon is a cross of Conrad × Delicious, selected in 1929. IIU received it from Henry Field Nursery, Shenandoah, Iowa; no comments were reported. The Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, received it from Inter-State Nursery, Hamburg, Iowa, and notes: Conrad × Delicious (selection 1929). The Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington (station number AP-H-90); Moxee Quarantine Station, Moxee, Washington (station number M-755); Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wisconsin, Madison 6, Wisconsin; and Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon received it from Fruit Experiment Station, Mount Grove, Missouri, introduced 1948, and report: Conrad × Delicious (selection 1929). Fruit of good flavor, most nearly resembles Delicious. Tree has dwarf tendency; heavily productive, suitable for home orchard. Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, North Dakota and Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota received it from Gurney Seed & Nursery, Yankton, South Dakota, and report: Conrad × Delicious. Dwarf tree, very precocious, heavy bearing. HyG and the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming (station number A5152) received it from G. Rose, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1948, and report: Conrad × Delicious. Fruit medium size, conical, almost entirely striped. Flesh cream, subacid, fair. Late September. Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana (InL*) and Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania report: 2 years ner. on R12740-7A. Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio; Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey; IID; Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania; and Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan received it from Earl May Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa, and report: Conrad × Delicious. Not yet fruited.