What makes it confusing is that when Brandywine was introduced by Johnson and Stokes, it was not called "Red Brandywine" - but was red fruited and regular leaf whereas Mikado is pink and potato leaf and not at all related.
So, I guess through the years, someone tagged the "Red" color onto it to distinguish it from Brandywine. Brandywine is a river in Pennsylvania, near where Johnson and Stokes is as well....
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Craig
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