Arthur W. Barnes

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1928

Origin

Chester, England, United Kingdom

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 59.5 mm
Fruit width: 73.0 mm

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Arthur W. Barnes is a yellow apple with red flush developed from a cross of Gascoyne's Scarlet and Cox Orange. It has firm, fine-textured white flesh that is very juicy and acid, making it well-suited for cooking.

Flavor & Texture

acidicfirmfine_grainedjuicy

Best Uses

cooking

Lineage

Parents

Gascoyne's Scarlet Gascoyne's Scarlet x Cox's Orange Pippin

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 225
Wikidata: Q41775246