The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference

Through the selection process of collecting pollen from 20 individuals of Malus 'Red Splendor' and the subsequent testing of their offspring in 4 different geographic locations, 6 of the 20 selections were ultimately chosen as pollinators for providing better single fruit weight, transect and longitudinal diameter, firmness, soluble solid content, soluble sugar content, soluble acid content, ascorbic acid content, and anthocyanin content of the fruit skin when compared to the control group of open pollinated Malus 'Snowdrift'. The six chosen, (Nr.2167, Nr. 2119, Nr.5353, Nr.1379, Nr. 1450, and Nr. 1539) have been selected as pollinators for both fruiting and ornamental tree applications because of their genetics that provide stronger physiological and biochemical indicators, as tested, in their offspring.