Hi-Red

Origin and History

Hi-Red was documented in a 1963 USDA survey of apple clones across multiple American agricultural experiment stations. The variety was reported by institutions in Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, Michigan, and Oregon, suggesting widespread cultivation or evaluation at that time.

Material sources included:

• Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experiment Station (University Park, Pennsylvania): received from F. N. Hewetson, Arendtsville, Pennsylvania
• Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station (Lafayette, Indiana): positive identification on accession R12740-7A
• Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology (Geneva, New York): received from Heath Nursery, Pateros, Washington in 1958
• Michigan (station designation MiB): received from ACS, Kearneysville, West Virginia, identified as a bud mutation of Starking Delicious
• Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station (Corvallis, Oregon): received from Morrison Nursery, Zillah, Washington

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Hi-Red is described as a striped type with dark red coloring, comparable to or resembling Topred Delicious in appearance.

The fruit's relationship to Starking Delicious is noted—at least one institutional source identified Hi-Red as a bud mutation of that variety, suggesting close morphological kinship.

Season

Not described in source.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Hi-Red appears to exist as a Starking Delicious bud sport or clone derivative.

Other

Hi-Red circulated among American nurseries during the mid-20th century, including Heath Nursery (Pateros, Washington), Morrison Nursery (Zillah, Washington), and commercial sources in West Virginia, indicating active propagation and distribution.