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A joint breeding program between India, Illinois, and New Jersey Agricultural research stations developed the Gold Rush apple in the 1990s and... Read More

Ida Red apples were developed in Moscow…Moscow, Idaho that is!  The Ida Red was developed by the University of Idaho Agricultural Experiment... Read More

The Rome apple goes by many names including ‘Red Rome,’ ‘Rome Beauty’  ‘Gillett’s Seedling’ but to bakers, it is often called ‘Baker’s... Read More

The Red Delicious Apple variety was discovered in the 1870’s as a chance seedling growing on Jesse Hiatt’s farm in Peru, Iowa.... Read More

The late-season Shizuka apples were developed by Tsuneo Murakami in 1969 and were released commercially in 1986.  The parentages of the Shizuka... Read More

Macoun Apples are a cross between the McIntosh and Jersey Black apples and were developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment... Read More

There is a bit of controversy on the origin of Golden Supreme Apples.  One source says it was discovered in 1890 in... Read More

The Autumn Crisp Apple is a blend of a Golden Delicious and Monroe apple and was developed at the New York Cornell... Read More