Red Delicious

Plants

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Origin	Peru
	Iowa
	United States
Scientific name	Malus domestica 'Red Delicious'
Hybrid parentage	Chance seedling
Higher classification	Apple
Cultivar	'Red Delicious'
Rank	Cultivar
Date of Reg.	2020-02-09 02:29:54
Date of Upd.	2023-03-06 07:18:42
ID	2460614

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About Red Delicious

The Red Delicious is a clone of apple cultigen, now comprising more than 50 cultivars, first recognized in Madison County, Iowa, in 1880. It is one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States. From 1968 to 2018, it was the most produced cultivar in the U. S.

Can a new apple take over the world?

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... The state remains the biggest grower of apples in the US, but it had seen sales of its two most-planted varieties - the Golden Delicious and Red Delicious - fall continually over the years, as consumers switched to newer rivals that were both sweeter and stayed crisper for longer, such as Pink Lady and Royal Gala...