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Malus domestica 'Davey'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in North Grafton, Mass., by S. Lothrop Davenport. Introd. in 1950. USPP 906; 20 Dec. 1949; assigned to Kelly Brothers Nurseries, Dansville, N.Y. McIntosh o.p.; discovered in 1928. Tree: bears earlier and more regularly than Baldwin; resistant to scab. Awarded a first­class certificate in 1945 by the Massachusetts Hort. Soc. Fruit: large; skin red, highly colored; hangs well on tree; ripens after McIntosh; keeps all winter; flesh quality and flavor equal to Baldwin, flavor distinctive; resembles Wealthy in shape, but skin more highly colored.
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Davey'
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