Manred

Apple

Manred

Origin and History

Manred was received in the United States from England in 1941 and assigned USDA Plant Introduction number 141240. It was evaluated at multiple U.S. stations, including the U.S. Plant Introduction Station at Glenn Dale, Maryland, and the Northern Great Plains Field Station at Mandan, North Dakota, where it was assigned station number 9823.

Fruit

Size and form: Approximately 7 fruits per pound; round.

Skin: Pink-red.

Flavor: Tart; reported as fairly good.

Season

Early September.

Tree Characteristics

Blight susceptible.

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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Manred. USDA Plant Introduction number 141240. Received from England in 1941. Reported comments: Anisim; 7/lb.; round; pink-red; tart; fairly good. Early September. Blight susceptible. Station number 9823. Reporting stations: U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland (MdG); Northern Great Plains Field Station, Box 203, Mandan, North Dakota (NdM).

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

Anisim