Early Redbird
AppleEarly Redbird
Origin and History
Early Redbird was received by the USDA Agricultural Research Service from multiple sources during the mid-twentieth century. Specimens were obtained from Inter-State Nursery in Hamburg, Iowa (Station Number N5823) and from Stark Bros. in Louisiana, Missouri (Station Number 3-36976). The variety was documented and reported by agricultural experiment stations at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul (MnS); Iowa State University, Ames (IoA); Pennsylvania State University, University Park (PaU); and Purdue University, Lafayette (InL). A specimen was also reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station at Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
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Season
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Uses
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Subtypes and Variants
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Other
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Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1932) from Missouri
- Stark Bro's Nurseries , Louisiana , Missouri — 1932
View original book sources (1)
— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Early Redbird. Received from Inter-State Nurs., Hamburg, Iowa; Station Number N5823; reported by MnS (Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota) and IoA (Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa). Also received from Stark Bros., Louisiana, Mo.; Station Number 3-36976; reported by MdG (U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland) and "I1U". Additionally reported by PaU (Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania) and InL (Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana).