Horel
AppleHorel
Origin/History
USDA Plant Introduction No. 195828, received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, in 1954. Hybrid cross of Rolls Janet × Golden Delicious.
Tree
Tree resembles Golden Delicious (from Purdue report).
Fruit
Reports from different Agricultural Experiment Stations provide varying observations of the fruit:
From Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York, and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut:
Size: Small. Form: Conical, borne in clusters. Skin: 60% stripe, with red stripes on yellow ground. Flesh: Firm, cream-colored, subacid. Quality: Good.
From Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana:
Size: Medium-small. Form: Oblong or ovate. Skin: Thick, smooth, with slight bloom; red stripes on yellow ground. Flesh: Yellow-white, firm, coarse, juicy, mild, subacid. Quality: Good dessert.
Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds: Not described in source.
Season/Storage
Late October maturity (Geneva/Connecticut report). Early November to middle June storage period (Purdue report).
Uses
Dessert.
Other
2 years negative on R12740-7A (notation unexplained in source; possibly a disease resistance designation or varietal code test).
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)Horei (USDA Plant Introduction No. 195828), received from Glenn Dale, Md., 1954. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York, and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut: cross of Rolls Janet × Golden Delicious. Fruit small, in clusters, conical, 60% stripe. Flesh firm, cream, subacid, good. Late October. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana: fruit medium-small, oblong or ovate, skin thick, smooth, slightly bloom, red stripes on yellow. Flesh yellow-white, firm, coarse, juicy, mild, subacid. Good dessert. Early November–middle June. Tree resembles Golden Delicious. 2 years negative on R12740-7A.