Katja

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1966

Origin

Balsgård, Fjälkestad, Sweden

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.3 °Bx

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

Katy is an early-season dessert apple developed in Sweden with red skin and pale cream flesh. It was deliberately bred in 1947, selected in 1955, and introduced in 1966, making it well-suited to Northern European growing conditions. The fruit is picked in early September and maintains eating quality through early October.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Worcester Pearmain James Grieve

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589492
UK National Fruit Collection: 3152