Grimes Golden
Grimes Golden
is a cultivar of apple originated in Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1832 on the farm of Thomas Grimes.
Flesh yellow, firm, fine-grained, juicy, aromatic, spicy, subacid.John Warder, American Pomology Susceptible to bitter pit.Korban, Genetic and Nutritional status in Bitter Pit-resistant and - susceptible Apple seedlings. J.Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 109(3) 428–432, 1984.
It could be a parent of the famous Golden Delicious apple,{{cite web |url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/b311/malus-grimes-golden.aspx |title=Malus 'Grimes Golden' |author= |work=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=January 22, 2013}} and is known to be the maternal parent of 'Yellospur', and the pollen parent of 'Sinta'.{{citation |chapter-url=http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=2512&&fruit=apple |title=National Fruit Collection |access-date=27 October 2015 |publisher=University of Reading and Brogdale Collections |chapter=Grimes Golden}}
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|+ Grimes GoldenStark Nurserie's, catalog, 1917 | |||
| --- | When to pick | When ripe enough to eat | Latest cold storage limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Northern states | Sept. 8 - Oct. 28 | Nov. 1-10 | Jan. 15 |
| In Southern states | Aug. 23 - Sept. 18 | Oct. 5-15 | Dec. 15 |