Sharon

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1922

Origin

Iowa, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 14.6 °Bx

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

Sharon is a red-striped dessert apple introduced in Iowa in 1922, resulting from a cross of McIntosh and Longfield. The tree is vigorous, productive, and hardy.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

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

Lineage

Parents

Mcintosh Longfield

Offspring

WILDUNG

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Fire blight: highly susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589322
UK National Fruit Collection: 5760
Wikidata: Q41781515