Manton
AppleManton
Origin and History
Manton was received at USDA facilities from the Dominion Experimental Station in Manitoba, Canada. It is reported to be an Antonovka seedling. Material was introduced to the United States in 1936 and distributed to multiple USDA reporting stations for evaluation.
Fruit
Size and Form Approximately 3 fruits per pound. Oblate in form.
Skin Red stripe.
Flavor and Quality Subacid. Reported as good quality.
Season and Storage Late September harvest. Winter apple.
Tree Characteristics
Disease Susceptibility Reported as "Sev." (severe) blight susceptibility.
Other
USDA Accession Numbers and Reporting Stations Station No. 9497 A32810. Plant Introduction No. 113830.
Material was evaluated at the following reporting stations:
- NdM: Northern Great Plains Field Station, Box 203, Mandan, North Dakota
- WyC: U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- MdG: U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland
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)Manton. Received from Dominion Exp. Sta., Manitoba, Canada. Reported comments: Antonovka seedling. Fruit 3/lb., oblate, red stripe, subacid, good. Late Sept. Winter apple. "Sev." blight. Station No. 9497 A32810. Reporting stations: NdM (Northern Great Plains Field Station, Box 203, Mandan, North Dakota), WyC (U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming). Manton. PI No. 113830. Received from Canada 1936. Reporting station: MdG (U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland).