Hereford Cross
AppleHereford Cross
Origin and History
Hereford Cross was received from England in 1934 and is documented under USDA Plant Introduction No. 104614. The variety is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.
Distribution and Repository Holdings
The same accession (PI No. 104614), received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, is maintained under Station No. A5172 at the following institutions:
- Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming
An additional holding with no Plant Introduction number on record, also received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, is maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
No descriptive comments were reported for any of the repository holdings as of 1963.
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)Hereford Cross (USDA Plant Introduction No. 104614) was received from England in 1934 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. The same accession (PI No. 104614), received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, is held under Station No. A5172 at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; and the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming. An additional holding with no Plant Introduction number on record, also received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, is maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. No descriptive comments were reported for any of these holdings.