Empress
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dual Purpose
Empress is a dark red apple developed in Geneva, New York through deliberate breeding. With light yellow, semifirm flesh and a subacid flavor, it is suitable for both fresh eating and cooking.
Flavor & Texture
subacidsemifirm
Best Uses
fresh_eatingcooking
Lineage
Parents
Origin & History
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 1869
- US plant patent
- PP7118(expired)granted 1990-01-23 · expires 2010-01-23