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Hornsberg

Apple

Hornsberg

Origin and History

Hornsberg was received from Sweden in 1934 by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. It was assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 104797.

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

This variety is documented in the USDA apple clone survey as a Swedish introduction. The Glenn Dale Plant Introduction Station receipt confirms its entry into the U.S. germplasm collection in 1934.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Hornsberg. USDA Plant Introduction number 104797. Received from Sweden in 1934. Reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland.

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