Lodi

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1924

Origin

Ohio, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.2 °Bx

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

Lodi is an Ohio-bred dessert apple developed in 1911 and introduced in 1924 from a cross of Montgomery and Yellow Transparent. The fruit has pale yellow skin flushed with deeper yellow, and is known for its tangy flavor and resistance to apple scab. It is harvested in late July to early August.

Flavor & Texture

tangy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Yellow Transparent Montgomery Papirovka White Transparent Autumn Bough

Offspring

Early Cortland Greendale

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

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

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588878
UK National Fruit Collection: 3562
Wikidata: Q3257793