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Joyce
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 60.5 mm
- Fruit width
- 67.0 mm
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Joyce is a Canadian dessert apple from Ottawa with a green skin and red overcolor. The flesh is white, soft, and sweet, making it suitable for fresh eating. It was introduced in 1924 after being selected in 1912 from stock raised in 1898.
Flavor & Texture
sweetsoft
Best Uses
fresh_eating
3 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Lineage
Origin & History
- Origin type
- deliberate cross
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 3101
- Wikidata
- Q41778488