Criterion

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1898

Origin

New York, United States

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 67.6 mm
Fruit width: 72.2 mm

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

Criterion is a dual-purpose apple developed in New York in 1898, believed to descend from Ben Davis. Unlike its parent, it has a notably tart flavor and displays dark red skin with prominent striping.

Flavor & Texture

tart

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Ben Davis Golden Delicious Red Delicious

Sports

Par-Fect Spur Criterion

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 1385
Wikidata: Q41776249