Redspur

Origin and History

Redspur was received by the USDA Agricultural Research Service from C. & O. Nursery Company, Wenatchee, Washington, and also from Elton J. Gilbert of Parker, Washington (Station No. AP-H-180). The variety was documented in H.H. Fisher's A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963).

Fruit

Type and Color: Redspur is a Delicious type apple characterized by an early bright red blush or solid red coloration.

Surface: Not described in source.

Form and Size: Not described in source.

Stem, Cavity, and Basin: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Flesh and Flavor: Not described in source.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Season

Not described in source.

Storage and Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Redspur was evaluated at multiple USDA Agricultural Experiment Stations during the survey period: the Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey; the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois; the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York; the Graham Horticultural Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Agricultural Research Service Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington; and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.