Apple varieties

Profiles

• 2 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  Honeycrisp

  Cited summary

  Developed by the University of Minnesota apple breeding program. UMN genetic work identifies its parents as Keepsake and the unreleased selection MN1627.

  Source

  • University of Minnesota, Nicholas Howard Uncovers the Honeycrisp Family Tree

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  2017-05-17; accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  2/52 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  5/55 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 5 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  Fuji

  Cited summary

  Derived from a Ralls Janet × Delicious cross, pollinated in 1939 and registered in 1962.

  Source

  • Kunihisa et al., NARO-affiliated authors, Genomic dissection of a ‘Fuji’ apple cultivar, Breeding Science 66(4)

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  2016; accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Skin and flesh
  • Texture and flavor
  • Stated uses
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  5/55 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  1/51 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 5 cited categories · 3 sources

  

  Gala

  Cited summary

  Raised by J. H. Kidd in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand, about 1934, from Kidd’s Orange Red × Golden Delicious.

  Source

  • NSW Department of Primary Industries, Gala

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Skin and flesh
  • Texture and flavor
  • Stated uses
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  1/51 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  3/53 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 1 cited category · 2 sources

  

  Granny Smith

  Cited summary

  A chance seedling associated with Maria Ann Smith in the Eastwood/Ryde district of New South Wales. Its parentage is not confirmed.

  Sources

  • City of Ryde History Hub, Granny Smith: The Name, The Fruit, The Legacy
  • American Pomological Society, origin review

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  both accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  1/51 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  5/55 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  5/55 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 5 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  Golden Delicious

  Cited summary

  A chance seedling discovered in Clay County, West Virginia. Its parentage was not a recorded controlled cross.

  Source

  • West Virginia University Extension, Apple Trees

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  2022-10-01; accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Skin and flesh
  • Texture and flavor
  • Stated uses
  • Regional harvest

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  2/52 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  2/52 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 2 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  McIntosh

  Cited summary

  John McIntosh discovered an apple sapling in Matilda Township, Ontario, in 1811. Its parentage is unknown.

  Source

  • Parks Canada, Discovery and Development of the McIntosh Apple National Historic Event

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  designation 1999-10-28; accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  3/53 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  1/51 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 2 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  Cortland

  Cited summary

  A New York State Agricultural Experiment Station introduction: Ben Davis × McIntosh, introduced in 1915.

  Source

  • Cornell / NYSAES, fruit-variety list

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  3/53 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  3/53 of 5, editorial guide rating

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• 6 cited categories · 2 sources

  

  Arkansas Black

  Cited summary

  A heritage Arkansas apple associated with a tree first reported near Bentonville around 1870; its parentage is unconfirmed.

  Sources

  • Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Arkansas Black Apple
  • University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Home Fruit Production

  Scope

  Identity and history only. These sources support no other field on this profile.

  Date

  2026-01-12; second source accessed 2026-09-27

  • Identity and history
  • Skin and flesh
  • Texture and flavor
  • Stated uses
  • Regional harvest
  • Conditioned storage

  Editorial guide · relative 1–5

  Sweetness

  2/52 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Tartness

  4/54 of 5, editorial guide rating

  Crispness

  5/55 of 5, editorial guide rating

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