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Folwell

Apple

Folwell

Origin and History

Folwell is an open pollinated seedling of Malinda. The variety was maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, and was also received from Summit Nursery, Stillwater, Minnesota.

Tree

The tree resembles Hibernal in growth habit and form. It is reported as a productive, annual bearer.

Fruit

Size and Form: Large fruit.

Color: Poorly colored.

Flavor and Quality: Good dessert and culinary apple.

Season

Harvest occurs in September.

Other

Station No.: A33104 (Wyoming collection). The variety was collected from two reporting stations: the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota (MnS), and the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Folwell. Received from AES, Excelsior, Minn. Reported comments: Open pollinated seedling of Malinda. Fruit large, poorly colored. Good dessert and culinary. Productive. Annual bearer. Sept. Reporting station: MnS (Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota). Also received from Summit Nurs., Stillwater, Minn. Reported comments: Open pollinated seedling of Malinda. Tree resembles Hibernal. Large fruit. Station No.: A33104. Reporting station: WyC (U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming).

— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)