Timeline of United States discoveries
The Red Delicious is a clone of apple cultigen, now comprising more than 50 cultivars. The Red Delicious apple was discovered in 1875 by Jesse Hiatt on his farm in Peru, Iowa. Believing that the seedling was nothing more than nuisance. After chopping down the tree three times, Hiatt decided to let the tree grow and eventually, it produced an unknown and new harvest of red apples. Hiatt would eventually sell the rights to this type of apple to the Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards who renamed it the Red Delicious.
Grady Auvil
During Auvil's time in his business "Auvil Fruit Company", he made many industry introductions with new fruits and innovations that revolutionized not only his business but the entire field that it was in. For instance: Auvil introduced the "Red Haven Peach" to the North Western United States in 1941, he developed the practice and use of grass cover for orchards in 1948. In 1952, Auvil also proved the effectiveness of using poplar trees for windbreaks. In 1953, Auvil was made the President of the Washington State Horticulture Association. Auvil was named the "Grower of the Year" in 1954. Auvil introduced to the market the "Red Gold Nectarine" in 1960. In 1967, Auvil came up with the practice and use of "undertree sprinklers" for the purpose of frost control. In 1968, Auvil established the "Tree Fruit Commission". In 1972, Auvil introduced the "Granny Apple" to the north western United States and in 1973 he had led the way in using the M26 rootstocks for practical use. In 1975, Auvil brought the "Rainier Cherry" to the north western United States and in the next year he developed double row planting for Granny Smith apple trees.