Sweet Delicious

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1911

Origin

Geneva, New York, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 15.7 °Bx

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Sweet Delicious is a dessert apple developed in Geneva, New York and introduced in 1922, arising from a cross of Deacon Jones and Delicious. It is suited to fresh eating and baking, with harvest occurring in early October and use extending through January.

Best Uses

fresh_eatingbaking_pie

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

Lineage

Parents

Delicious Deacon Jones

Disease Resistance

Apple scab: susceptible
Leaf spot: susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 588955
UK National Fruit Collection: 6198
Wikidata: Q41782039