Double Red

Origin/History

Double Red is documented as a sport of Delicious. It was catalogued in H.H. Fisher's 1963 USDA survey of apple clones in the United States, where three accessions were recorded under the Delicious Sports section. One accession (PI No. A51126) was received from W. E. Broom Nurseries, Myton, Utah. Another (PI No. N5736) was received from Hill Top Orchards & Nurseries, Hartford, Michigan. A third accession, with no PI number or source information provided, was maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono, Maine.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Double Red is described as similar to Delicious in form and characteristics, with the distinguishing feature of added color compared to standard Delicious.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Three accessions of Double Red were maintained at USDA and state experiment stations as of 1963:

• One accession at the University of Maine (Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Maine) had not fruited as of the survey date.
• One accession (PI No. A51126, from W. E. Broom Nurseries, Myton, Utah) was evaluated at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and at Pennsylvania State University's Agricultural Experiment Station, University Park, Pennsylvania.
• One accession (PI No. N5736, from Hill Top Orchards & Nurseries, Hartford, Michigan) was maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, and at Pennsylvania State University's Agricultural Experiment Station, University Park, Pennsylvania.