Williams

Measured Phenotype

Brix

10.6 °Bx

source: GRIN

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

Williams is a bright red dessert apple of mild, pleasant flavor with aromatic notes. Suitable for fresh eating but not for culinary uses, it ripens unevenly in late August and early September and does not ship well due to its tender skin. Originated in Roxbury, Massachusetts over 150 years before 1905; now rarely planted but still listed by nurserymen.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Status

heritage

Origin type

chance seedling

First introduced

1830

Known by

≥ 1780

Disease Resistance

Fire blight

moderately resistant

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 589133