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Malus domestica 'Holly'

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in Wooster, Ohio, by F.S. Howlett, Ohio Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1970. Jonathan × Delicious. Cross made in 1952, selected in 1961, tested as 8408. Tree: medium­large, spreading; vigorous; hardy; moderately productive. Named after F.S. Howlett, Chairman of Dept. of Hort., previously mentioned station, from 1947 to 1970. Fruit: medium-large, oblong conic; skin completely covered with cherry red, smooth, thick; flesh subacid, texture excellent; less tendency to become mealy in storage than Delicious; harvest about 8 days after Delicious, 20 Oct. in Wooster.
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Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
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Vigor vigorous
Productivity moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Holly'
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