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There are more than 7,500 known species of domestic and wild apples in the world. They range in various tastes and characteristics and are used for cooking, fresh eating and cider production. This blossary attempts to share some popular apple species in the U.S.

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The Granny Smith green apple is an Australian native discovered in 1868 as a chance seedling by "Granny" Anne Smith of Ryde, New South Wales. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus ...

Domain: Fruits & vegetables; Category: Fruits

Honeycrisp is an apple cultivar developed by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in 1960. This apple has a honeyed, mild flavor and a crispness deemed explosive. Crispy, juicy, and sweet, ...

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Introduced in 1942, this Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station product is a cross between the Jonathan and Wagener apples. It's sometimes confused with the Texas Playboys song Ida Red. The Idared ...

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As its name suggests, Jonagold is a cultivar of apple which is a blend of blush-crimson Jonathan and Golden Delicious apples. It was originally cultivated in 1953 in New York. Jonagold offers a ...

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The Jonathan apple is a medium-sized sweet apple, with a strong touch of acid and a tough but smooth skin. This variety of apples was discovered in Woodstock, N.Y., in the 1920s and is known for its ...

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Perhaps best known for giving its name to the Apple Macintosh brand computer, the Mcintosh (or McIntosh) was first discovered as a chance seedling by John McIntosh in 1811. Its deep red finish ...

Domain: Fruits & vegetables; Category: Fruits

Formerly known as Albemarle Pippin, the Newtown Pippin apple was discovered on Long Island in 1759. It is one of the oldest original U.S. apple varieties, helping to launch the U.S. fruit export ...

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