Lakeland

Apple

Lakeland

Origin and History

Lakeland is an open pollinated seedling of Malinda. The first accession was received from the AES Fruit Breeding Farm in Excelsior, Minnesota. A second accession was received from Andrews Nursery in Faribault, Minnesota.

Tree

The tree is an annual bearer and non-clustering. It is hardy.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium-large.

Skin: All red with darker red stripes.

Quality: Good.

Season

Mid-September.

Distribution and Records

Lakeland was evaluated at multiple institutions across the United States, as documented in USDA ARS records:

First accession (Station numbers: AP-H-113, 11060, A40310) reported by:

Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington
Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, North Dakota
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Ashland Spooner Peninsular Station, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Nj3
U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming

Second accession reported by:

Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York
Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota
MdF
Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)

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Lakeland. First accession received from AES, Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior, Minnesota. Open pollinated seedling of Malinda. Fruit medium-large, all red with dkr. red stripes. Quality good. Mid-September. Tree an annual bearer, non-clustering, hardy. Station numbers: AP-H-113, 11060, A40310. Reported by the Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; Northern Great Plains Field Station, Mandan, North Dakota; Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, Minnesota; Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; Ashland Spooner Peninsular Station, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; Nj3; and U.S. Horticultural Field Station, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Second accession received from Andrews Nursery, Faribault, Minnesota. Reported by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York; Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota; MdF; and Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

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