Connell Red apple
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Very productive, very hardy, large dark red high quality eating apple. Connell Red is a gorgeous Fireside type. A good late keeping apple for northern areas.
USDA identification images for Connell Red
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 17 Sep 2017 ND, United StatesConnell Red is a great apple. Our tree produces an abundance of sweet large red apples. They are excellent for eating and cooking. They're our favorite for fall eating.
- 14 Jul 2012 ND, United StatesThis is our favorite apple. Large, nicely formed, a complex sweet flavor. Very crisp. It makes a good cider and a nice pie.
- 20 Nov 2011 WISCONSIN/JACKSON, United StatesThe Connell Red is sweet like a Delicious apple, but more flavorful and less mealy. It keeps well and cooks well. It is my favorite.
Tree register
United States
- Becky Liegl in Waupaca, WI/WAUPACA
- Chuck in Worthington, MINNESOTA
- Dale Kopman in Hayti, SD
- Herdie Baisden in STOCKHOLM, WI
- Kent Montgomery in Brainerd, MINNESOTA / CROW WING
- Marcel Dijkstra in OSHKOSH, WI
- Steven Holman in Skandia, MI
- Thomas Griffith in Cottage Grove, WI
- Trevor in FERGUS FALLS, MN
- Trevor Roth in Erhard, MINNESOTA
Canada
- Stella Hiemstra in INVERARY, ONTARIO
Spring blossom records for this variety
2019 season
- 12th June 2019 - tree owned by Steven in Skandia, United States
2017 season
- 6th June 2017 - tree owned by Steven in Skandia, United States
2012 season
- 20th April 2012 - tree owned by Chuck in Worthington, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2015 season
- 4th week September 2015 - tree owned by Steven in Skandia, United States
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Bud mutation of Fireside