Minnehaha

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1920

Origin

Excelsior, Minnesota, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 9.8 °Bx
Fruit height: 62.5 mm
Fruit width: 73.0 mm

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Minnehaha is a dark red apple developed in Excelsior, Minnesota, selected in 1914 and introduced in 1920. It is a deliberate cross derived from Wealthy and a Ben Davis × Fameuse cross.

Lineage

Parents

Ben Davis Wealthy Fameuse Mallinda

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589030
UK National Fruit Collection: 3993
Wikidata: Q41779446