'Whetstone' Apple Released from the
Missouri State
Fruit Experiment Station
(A-1289)
('Conard' X 'Delicious')
This cross was made in 1912, and the original tree has
borne heavy annual crops since 1920. The second generation is carrying the
same heavy production. The fruit is large to extra large, well colored,
long, conic in shape, slightly knobbed and uniform in size. The fruit
ripens about ten days after 'Winesap' and keeps well in storage until May.
It hangs tightly to the tree. The leaves, spurs, limbs and apple stems are
large and thick. Bearing surface is all along the main limbs on spurs,
similar to the 'McIntosh' habit of fruiting. Tree is vigorous, spreading and
needs little corrective pruning. Because of its color and size, the fruit
sells well. It is less susceptible to diseases and insects than most well
known varieties. The flavor is good, but not as good as 'Jonathan'. As a
baking apple it is one of the best. Introduced 1935.
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