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Silken

Introduced

1997

Origin

United States

Lineage

Parents

Honeygold Sunrise

Offspring

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: highly susceptible
Powdery mildew: susceptible
Cedar-apple rust: highly susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

US plant patent: PP10740(expired)
granted 1998-12-29 · expires 2018-12-29

Lineage Graph

Generations from seeds7 (max)

0 (seeds only)7 (full lineage)

Showing 18 of 18 cultivars · 30 connections · seeded from 1

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