Huvitus
AppleHuvitus
Origin/History
Huvitus was introduced to the United States through the USDA Plant Introduction system (Plant Introduction number 224610). One accession was received from Finland in 1955 and is reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. A second accession, received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, was distributed to multiple experimental stations across the United States for evaluation and preservation.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
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Season
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Uses
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Subtypes/Variants
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Other
The variety is maintained at multiple U.S. agricultural research stations under the following accession numbers and locations:
- N5796 at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota
- A57102 at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- AP-H-200 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington
- 108 at the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; and the Northern Great Plains Field Station, Box 203, Mandan, North Dakota
- Additional accession at the Agricultural Research Service, Box 99, P.O. Annex 103, Wenatchee, Washington
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)The variety Huvitus carries USDA Plant Introduction number 224610. One accession was received from Finland in 1955 and is reported by the U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland. A second accession, received from Glenn Dale, Maryland, is distributed across multiple stations: station number N5796 at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota; station number A57102 at the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming; station number AP-H-200 at the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; station number 108 at the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, and the Northern Great Plains Field Station, Box 203, Mandan, North Dakota; and additionally at the Agricultural Research Service, Box 99, P.O. Annex 103, Wenatchee, Washington.