Apple is the oldest fruit tree in the world, and it is also the top 5 fruit in total fruit output, and it is also the most important fruit among deciduous fruit trees. The varieties of apples are not static, but tend to be gradually centralized, and many old varieties of apples are gradually disappearing.
Of course, while the old apple varieties are gradually disappearing, new apple varieties are constantly being born. Apple varieties that can give us some impression are basically "well-known varieties".
America's "Four Red Apples"
Speaking of apple varieties, we must talk about the apple varieties in the United States. Apple breeding in the United States started very early, and there has been a "big explosion" in apple varieties after 1900. There are many ancient apple varieties in the United States, and some of these ancient apple varieties are also recorded in the annals of apple varieties. The more familiar American apple variety is the American snake fruit.
American Red Fruit is a trade name for the U.S. Marshal's apple, which is actually the Red Marshal's apple in the United States. The Red Marshal Apple is an apple seedling accidentally discovered from an orchard in the United States in the 19th century. It is a very well-known apple strain selected from this seedling. Later, Marshal apples spread all over the United States, and then developed to Europe and Asia, becoming the first and most famous American apple strain in the world.
In the Marshal line, the original Red Marshal apple variety was the first to be introduced into my country. In my country, the red marshal apples are called red bananas, safflower apples, and safflower peels. The names are different, but these are the apples of the Red Marshal series.
Jonagold Apple. Jonagold apple is native to Japan. It is a hybrid of Yuguan and Hongyu apples. It is large in size and heavy in single fruit.
236.5 grams, the title is conical, the peel is bright red, waxy, the surface is smooth, the flesh is yellow-white, crunchy, juicy and sweet.
Moderate.
Sansa Apple. Sansa apples generally ripen in August every year. The fruit is pink, conical or oblate, with a single fruit weight of about 230 grams. The skin surface is smooth, the wax is thick, the pulp is yellow-white, juicy, and tasteful. Crispy and can be stored for a long time.
Other varieties. There are many kinds of apples, the common varieties are Briburn, Red Star, Granny Smith, Tsugaru, Red Fruit, Red Jue, Gala, Sansa, Enpie, New Red Star Pink Lady, Pacific Rose, etc. It is necessary to select suitable varieties for cultivation according to the characteristics of the varieties and the region where they are located, so as to achieve high yields.