Ben Davis

Ben Davis is the leading commercial apple variety grown across much of the United States, particularly dominant in the South and Southwest. The fruit is handsomely colored and thick-skinned, with firm, aromatic flesh of mild subacid flavor; it keeps exceptionally well in storage, often lasting into June or July in cold storage. The tree is hardy, vigorous, comes into bearing early, and bears annually and abundantly, making it a favorite of nurserymen despite concerns about fruit quality in northern regions.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

chance seedling

Original breeder

Mr. Mackie

First introduced

1831 · Mackie's nursery, Norwich

Disease Resistance

Fire blight

highly susceptible

Powdery mildew

susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

UK National Fruit Collection

503

Wikidata

Q2895398

MUNQ ID

106

Cited authority (Hogg 1851)

Lind