Grosse Mouche
AppleGrosse Mouche
Origin and History
Grosse Mouche was introduced to the United States from France in 1948, received as USDA Plant Introduction number 162545. The variety was documented at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG), and the same accession was subsequently maintained by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey (NjB).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
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Season
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Uses
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Storage
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Subtypes and Variants
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Other
The accession PI No. 162545 represents the primary documented record of Grosse Mouche in the United States germplasm collection as of 1963.
Book Sources
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Grosse Mouche is recorded under USDA Plant Introduction number 162545, received from France in 1948, and reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG). The same accession (PI No. 162545) was received from Glenn Dale, Maryland and is also reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey (NjB).