Malus domestica 'Grimes Golden' | |
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Hybrid parentage | 'unknown' |
Cultivar | 'Grimes Golden' |
Origin | United States Wellsburg, Virginia 1832 |
is a cultivar of apple originated in Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1832 on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Flesh yellow, firm, fine-grained, juicy, aromatic, spicy, subacid. [1] Susceptible to bitter pit. [2] It could be a parent of the famous Golden Delicious apple, [3] and is known to be the maternal parent of 'Yellospur', and the pollen parent of 'Sinta'. [4]
--- | When to pick | When ripe enough to eat | Latest cold storage limit |
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In Northern states | Sept. 8 - Oct. 28 | Nov. 1-10 | Jan. 15 |
In Southern states | Aug. 23 - Sept. 18 | Oct. 5-15 | Dec. 15 |