Red Apple
AppleRed Apple
Origin/History
Origin in Berks County, Pennsylvania. First recorded in the American Pomological Society Report, as cited by Downing (1900). A accession under the name Red was received from New Zealand in 1935 and is held at the Maryland (MdC) reporting station of the USDA ARS, assigned Plant Introduction number PI 112062 (Fisher, 1963).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Below medium in size, roundish oblate in form.
Skin: Striped and marbled with bright red.
Stem: Stalk long and slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, slightly stained with red, tender. Quality rated Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
USDA ARS Plant Introduction record: PI No. 112062; received from New Zealand, 1935; reporting station MdC (Fisher, 1963).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Transactions Am. Pom. Society.
View original book sources (2)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Red Apple.
Origin, Berks Co., Pa.
Fruit below medium, roundish oblate, striped and marbled with bright red. Stalk long, slender. Calyx large. Flesh whitish, slightly stained with red, tender. Good. January to March. (Am. P. S. Rep.)
— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Variety: Red. PI No.: 112062. Received From: New Zealand, 1935. Reporting Station: MdC.