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UK National Fruit Collection

Baldwin

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1740

Origin

Wilmington, near Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.2 °Bx
Fruit height: 63.0 mm
Fruit width: 76.5 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

The Baldwin is a bright red winter apple, above medium to large in size with firm texture and thick skin that handles well. It offers good to very good quality with a sprightly, subacid flavor and aromatic notes. Preeminently the leading commercial variety in New York, New England, Michigan, and Northern Ohio, it is extensively used for both fresh market and export trade.

Flavor & Texture

sweetsubacidcrisp

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eating

26 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Golden Russet Double-Red Baldwin Glover's Surprise Babbitt Jonwin

Where to Pick

LynOaken FarmsOrleans County
U-Pick
Buried Barrel Hard CiderWyoming County
Crooked Line Farm & OrchardSteuben County
U-Pick
Rootstock Cider & SpiritsWayne County
Three Falls CiderWyoming County
U-Pick
Hurd OrchardsOrleans County
U-Pick

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling
Original breeder: John Ball
First introduced: 1784

subacidsprightlyaromatic

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Fire blight: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: highly susceptible
Cedar-apple rust: highly resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589884
UK National Fruit Collection: 306
Wikidata: Q2880722
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Ken