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UK National Fruit Collection

Grimes Golden

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1804

Origin

Brooke County, West Virginia, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 15.1 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 4.41 g/L
Juice pH: 3.60
Fruit height: 64.0 mm
Fruit width: 71.9 mm

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

A medium roundish-oblong apple with greenish-yellow skin ripening to clear yellow, featuring crisp, tender flesh with a rich, spicy, sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating, cooking, and especially single-variety cider, with outstanding storage capacity. The parent cultivar of Golden Delicious.

Flavor & Texture

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Best Uses

cider_blendcookingfresh_eating

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

Lineage

Offspring

Golden Delicious Sinta Royal Jubilee Jongrimes Sissons's Worksop Newtown Yellospur

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Origin type: chance seedling

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Disease Resistance

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

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588791
UK National Fruit Collection: 2512
Wikidata: Q41777739
MUNQ ID: 3190