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Greenchisel

Apple

Greenchisel

Origin and History

Greenchisel was received in the United States from Ireland in 1953. Multiple plant introductions were catalogued:

  • Plant Introduction number 206025, received at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG)
  • Plant Introduction number 203813, received at Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdS)
  • Plant Introduction number 203813, accessioned at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming under station number A5786 (WyC)

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Not described in source.

Season

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Uses

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Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

The variety was documented in H.H. Fisher's 1963 USDA ARS survey of apple clones in the United States, where it appears to have been maintained at multiple U.S. government horticultural stations following its introduction from Ireland.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Greenchisel. Plant Introduction number 206025, received from Ireland in 1953; reporting station: U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG). Plant Introduction number 203813, received from Ireland in 1953; reporting station: MdS. Plant Introduction number 203813, received from Glenn Dale, Md.; station number A5786; reporting station: U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC).

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