Empire (apple)
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| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| origin | Geneva , USA |
| Institute | Agricultural Experiment Station |
| Breeding year | 1945 |
| Launch | 1966 |
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| List of apple varieties | |
Empire is the name of an apple variety.
The variety was created in 1945 as a cross between McIntosh and the Red Delicious variety at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva . From 1966 the variety was brought on the market.
The flesh of this variety is greenish-white, firm, sweet and crisp. The shell has a light green base color, the top color is a strong red.
The variety is considered to be quite robust against fire blight and powdery mildew , but is less susceptible to scab .
literature
- Willi Votteler: Directory of apple and pear varieties , Obst- und Gartenbauverlag, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-87596-086-6 , p. 126.
Web links
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