Rockland

Apple

Rockland

Origin / History

Rockland resulted from the cross Ben Davis x Mother, made in 1899. The breeding record number was 5558, and the seedling number was 5558-14. It was selected in 1909 from a population of 22 seedlings. It was introduced in 1914 (Table 2), together with 11 other new cultivars named at the same time (see Broome). It was named for Rockland County, New York.

The breeding research which resulted in the origin of Rockland was described by Hedrick and Wellington (94). The cultivar was described by Hedrick, and trees of it were distributed to fruit growers in 1914 (87).

During the 20-year period prior to 1969, no Rockland trees were in the Station's apple cultivar test orchard. Probably no trees identifiable as Rockland were living anywhere.

Tree

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Fruit

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Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Way, Apple Cultivars Introduced by the N.Y. State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914–1968 (1971)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1913) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

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Rockland

Rockland resulted from the cross, Ben Davis x Mother, made in 1899. The breeding record number was 5558, and the seedling number was 5558-14. It was selected in 1909 from a population of 22 seedlings. It was introduced in 1914 (Table 2), along with 11 other new cultivars named at the same time (see Broome). It was named for Rockland County, New York. During the 20-year period prior to 1969, no Rockland trees were in the Station's apple cultivar test orchard. Probably no trees identifiable as Rockland were living anywhere.

The breeding research which resulted in the origin of Rockland was described by Hedrick and Wellington (94). The cultivar was described by Hedrick, and trees of it were distributed to fruit growers in 1914 (87).

Because no Rockland trees were known to be living in 1969, it is not discussed any further here.

— Roger D. Way, Apple Cultivars Introduced by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914–1968 (1971)