Red Duchess
AppleRed Duchess
Origin and History
Red Duchess was documented in the United States by 1952, with accessions received from multiple commercial nurseries and agricultural experiment stations during the mid-twentieth century. Known accessions originated from Strands Nursery, Taylor Falls, Minnesota (station number A33660); Kelly Bros. Nursery, Inc., Dansville, New York (received 1952, station number 156); and the Agricultural Experiment Station at Ames, Iowa.
Distribution and Holdings
As of 1963, Red Duchess was maintained at the following institutions:
- Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, South Dakota (SdC)
- Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (IlU)
- U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC) — station number A33660
- Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (VtB) — station numbers 156, 10475, and 12258
- Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (IoA)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
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Season
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Uses
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Subtypes and Variants
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Other
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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)Red Duchess. Held by the Agricultural Experiment Station at College Station, South Dakota (SdC) and the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois (IlU). A further accession was received from Strands Nur., Taylor Falls, Minnesota, station number A33660, held by the U.S. Horticultural Field Station, P.O. Box 1250, Cheyenne, Wyoming (WyC). Another accession was received from Kelly Bros. Nur., Inc., Dansville, N. Y., in 1952, station number 156, held by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (VtB). A further accession received from Station is recorded under station numbers 10475 and 12258, also held by the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (VtB). An additional accession was received from AES, Ames, Iowa, held by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (IoA).