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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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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 ...
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, ...
Domain: Fruits & vegetables; Category: Fruits
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
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