Holly

Orig. 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. <b>Fruit:</b> 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. <b>Tree:</b> medium­large, spreading; vigorous; hardy; moderately productive. Named after F.S. Howlett, Chairman of Dept. of Hort., previously mentioned station, from 1947 to 1970.