Grimes Golden
Apple cultivar
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Grimes Golden is a cultivar of apple that originated in Wellsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1832 on the farm of Thomas Grimes. Flesh yellow, firm, fine-grained, juicy, aromatic, spicy, subacid.[1] Susceptible to bitter pit.[2] It could be a parent of the famous Golden Delicious apple,[3] and is known to be the maternal parent of 'Yellospur', and the pollen parent of 'Sinta'.[4]
| --- | 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 |
| Malus domestica 'Grimes Golden' | |
|---|---|
| |
| Hybrid parentage | 'unknown' |
| Cultivar | 'Grimes Golden' |
| Origin | Wellsburg, Virginia, United States, 1832 |
