Turley

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Culinary

Introduced

1922

Origin

Indiana, United States

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 14.8 °Bx

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

Turley is a cooking apple bred in Indiana from a Winesap cross, introduced in 1922. The tree is noted for its annual bearing habit and high productivity, ripening in mid-October.

Best Uses

cooking

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

Lineage

Parents

Winesap

Origin & History

Origin type: deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Fire blight: moderately resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589038