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Missing Link
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Culinary / Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 51.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 57.0 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.
Missing Link is a Willow-type apple of large size with greenish-yellow skin lightly mottled in red. The firm, coarse flesh is mildly subacid initially but becomes distinctly sweet, making it a good long keeper though not particularly high in quality.
Flavor & Texture
subacidsweetfirmcoarsecrispjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
3 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Origin & History
- Status
- unknown
- First introduced
- — · Shank
subacid
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 4002
- Wikidata
- Q41779464