Gloria Mundi

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1804

Origin

Eastern New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 10.7 °Bx
Fruit height: 76.0 mm
Fruit width: 66.5 mm

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

Gloria Mundi is an exceptionally large apple suited primarily for cooking and exhibition rather than fresh eating. The flesh is coarse, moderately crisp and tender with a mild subacid flavor. The tree is large, vigorous, and long-lived, producing from October to January; while historically considered unproductive, some southeastern New York growers report it to be a profitable commercial variety.

Flavor & Texture

subacidmildcoarse_grainedcrisptenderjuicy

Best Uses

cooking

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

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Original breeder: Mr. Smith
First introduced: 1817

subacid

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589040
UK National Fruit Collection: 2297
Wikidata: Q41777445
Cited authority (Hogg 1851): Hort