Glanton

Origin and History

Glanton appears in the historical record through multiple introduction pathways in the mid-twentieth century. One clone was maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. A second clone, with documented parentage of Northern Spy × open pollination, was received from Bountiful Ridge Nurseries, Princess Anne, Maryland, and assigned U.S. Plant Introduction Station numbers A48237 and 333866. A third introduction came from Canada, reported through the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium; oblate to oblong in shape.

Skin: Ground color greenish-yellow to carmine.

Flavor: Fair to good.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Storage and Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Two distinct clonal sources are documented: the Connecticut clone and the Maryland clone (Northern Spy × open pollination parentage). A Canadian source is also recorded.

Other

Multiple reporting stations and plant introduction stations were involved in tracking and maintaining Glanton clones, indicating its distribution across North American horticultural institutions in the mid-twentieth century.