Malus domestica 'Delcon'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Mountain Grove, Mo., by Paul H. Shepard, Missouri State Fruit Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1948. Conard × Delicious; cross made in 1916; selected in 1929; tested as A-1286. Tree: dwarf to semi-dwarf, branches drooping; for close planting and home orchards. Fruit: size medium when not thinned; shaped like Chenango, elongated, conical; skin light to dark red over yellow; flesh fine-grained, juicy, good flavor; ripens about 10 days before Delicious; keeps well in storage; resembles Delicious.
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Malus domestica 'Delcon'