Empire (apple)

Empire (apple)

Empire is the name of a cultivar of apple first made in 1945 by Lester C. Anderson, a Cornell University fruit nutritionist who conducted open pollination research on his various orchards.cite web
url = http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/96/9.19.96/empire_apple.html
title = Experiment Station's successful Empire apple has its 30th birthday
accessdate = 2007-10-13
last = McCandless
first = Linda
year = 1996
work = Cornell Chronicle
publisher = Cornell University] In 1966, the seeds of this experiment were taken by scientists from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell University in Geneva, New York, under the direction of A. J. Heinicke. The Geneva teams grew and tested populations of the cultivar until 1966, when it was released to the public at the New York Fruit Testing Association meetings in Geneva.

Description

"Empires" are red apples which are juicy, firm, crunchy and sweet.

They are in fruit during September and October, and will keep until January.

The variety came from a cross between the varieties "McIntosh" and "Red delicious"

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