'Conard' Apple Released from the 
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

(A-756)

('Ben Davis' X 'Jonathan')

The 'Conard' is a vigorous tree resembling 'Jonathan' and bearing regular, large crops, equal to 'Ben Davis'. The fruit is almost entirely red, large, round or conic, tart and fine grained. In appearance, it resembles 'Jonathan' and is often confused with it. The quality is fair to good, not as good as 'Jonathan' but much better than 'Ben Davis'. The flesh is white, crisp, moderately juicy and firm; a good storage apple which ripens one week after 'Jonathan'. The variety does not ripen prematurely as 'Jonathan' often does in southern Missouri during hot, late summers. The foliage is less susceptible to scab than 'Jonathan'. Introduced 1935.