Gardner
AppleGardner
Origin and History
Gardner was received by the Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, New York from Gardner, Yakima, Washington in 1933, where it was assigned the station accession number Gardner. The variety was also maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, which received its specimen from the Geneva station.
Fruit
Type and Form: The fruit is of the Delicious type.
Color: Light red color, solid or blush.
Other characteristics: Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
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)Gardner is reported by two stations. The Agricultural Experiment Station, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania received this variety from AES, Geneva, N.Y. The Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York received it from Gardner, Yakima, Wash. in 1933, with a station accession number of Gardner; the fruit is of the Delicious type, with light red color, solid or blush.