Marshall's Red

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Origin/History: A cross between Yellow Bellflower and Red June. Does well in the West.

Tree: Good bearer; other characteristics not described in source.

Fruit:

Size: Large
Form: Oblong ovate
Skin: Bright red all over
Flesh/Flavor: Acid
Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season: Not described in source.

Uses: Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (1)

Marshall Red. Large, oblong ovate; bright red all over; acid, good bearer; a cross between Yellow Bellflower and Red June. Does well in the West.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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