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Hereford Redstreak

Apple

Hereford Redstreak

Origin and History

Hereford Redstreak originated in England. The variety was introduced to the United States through the USDA Plant Introduction program in two separate accessions:

  • PI No. 175543: Received from England in 1949. Specimens are held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland; the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York.

  • PI No. 199416: Received from England in 1952. Held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

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Season

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Uses

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Subtypes and Variants

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Other

The variety exists as at least two distinct clonal accessions in the United States germplasm collection, both deriving from English material introduced in the mid-twentieth century.

Book Sources

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Hereford Redstreak is recorded under two USDA Plant Introduction numbers. PI No. 175543 was received from England in 1949 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland; it was also received from Glenn Dale, Maryland and is held at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York. PI No. 199416 was received from England in 1952 and is held at the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.

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