Apple tree -- Higred cultivar

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Jonathan apple tree is provided which originated as a limb mutation of the Snyder cultivar of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,650. The new variety produces attractive red variable-sized fruit which colors approximately 10 to 14 days earlier than the fruit of the Snyder cultivar. Also, the fruit of the new variety exhibits a brighter red appearance and is formed more abundantly and more consistently than the fruit of the Super Jon cultivar of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,086.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Jonathan Apple tree, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by (a) the formation of variable-sized red fruits which color approximately 10 to 14 days earlier than those of the Snyder cultivar of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,650, (b) the formation of fruit having a brighter red appearance than that of the Super Jon cultivar of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,086, and (c) the formation of fruit on a more abundant and a more consistent basis than the Super Jon cultivar of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,086.