Grimes Golden

The 'Grimes Golden' apple is a cultivar of apple originated in Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1832 on the farm of Thomas Grimes.

Malus domestica 'Grimes Golden'
Hybrid parentage'unknown'
Cultivar'Grimes Golden'
Origin Wellsburg, Virginia 1832

It could be a parent of the famous Golden Delicious apple,[1] and is known to be the maternal parent of 'Yellospur', and the pollen parent of 'Sinta'.[2]

References

  1. "Malus 'Grimes Golden'". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "Grimes Golden", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 27 October 2015


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