Apple tree named NS-911

Abstract

The tree of this disclosure is a newly discovered and stability tested color sport of the parent variety `Cortland`, which I have named `NS-911`. The new tree is distinguished by having more highly colored fruit than that of `Cortland` and `Redcort`, a color sport from the same source, and as having less conspicuous stripes within and masked by a solid blush which covers substantially the entire surface of the fruit. The ground color of fruit skin of each variety is substantially the same, but differs in terms of degree of coverage, with ground color patches being essentially absent from the surface of the fruit of `NS-911`. The new tree is distinguished from `Lamont` in having standard bearing and tree habit.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Apple Tree substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by more extensive and more uniform red blush covering substantially all of the exterior of the fruit with only an occasional patch of ground color.