'Fyan' Apple Released from the
Missouri State
Fruit Experiment Station
(A-422)
('Ben Davis' X 'Jonathan')
The fruit is large to very large. nearly round, and
attractive in appearance. Its color is about two thirds red and one third
greenish yellow; has a tough, coarse skin fully covered with a light blue
bloom. The fruit ripens about two weeks after 'Jonathan'; is an excellent
keeper and less subject to diseases than its parents. It is firm, juicy,
fine grained, tart, and with good flavor. The tree is of the spreading
type, a very vigorous grower and a regular bearer of large crops.
Introduced 1935.
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