Ohio Nonpareil

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary / Dessert

Introduced

1848

Origin

near Massillon, Ohio, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 12.6 °Bx
Fruit height: 69.4 mm
Fruit width: 83.7 mm

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

Ohio Nonpareil is a dual-purpose cultivar from Ohio developed before 1853, suited for cooking, fresh eating, and drying. The medium-sized fruit has yellow, juicy, subacid flesh and comes from a vigorous, healthy tree.

Flavor & Texture

subacidjuicy

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eatingdrying

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

Origin & History

Status: heritage
Origin type: open pollinated seedling

subacidaromatic

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589852
UK National Fruit Collection: 4338
Wikidata: Q41779722