Wrixparent

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to be a sport of Yellow Transparent. Discovered in 1920 in Magnolia, Kent County, Delaware, U.S.A. by Wrixham McIlvaine. Introduced in 1940. Fruits have crisp, coarse, juicy flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
White Transparent x Unknown

Accession No.
1974 - 265   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Wrixparent

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register