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Piros

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1963

Origin

Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany

Piros is a German dessert apple developed from a Helios × Apollo cross and introduced in 1985. It features a green skin with red flush, soft and juicy flesh with aromatic, subacid flavor. Best eaten fresh from August through September after early August harvest.

Flavor & Texture

subacidaromaticsoftjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Helios Apollo

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 4677
Wikidata: Q1252186