Joyce

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1924

Origin

Ottawa, Canada

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 60.5 mm
Fruit width: 67.0 mm

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

Parents

Mcintosh Duchess of Oldenburg Lowland Raspberry

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 3101
Wikidata: Q41778488