Malus domestica 'Western Giant'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in Paskenta, Calif., by Earl Davies. Introd. in 1948; assigned to United Nurseries, Red Bluff, Calif. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1947. Tree: Fruit: 4 1/2 to 5 inches in diam; 12 to 14 oz; skin thick with a deep blush flecked with red; flesh creamy white; ripens before Astrachan at the 4000-ft. level on the west side of the Sacramento Valley in Tehama County, around 5 to 12 July; keeps well in cold storage; resembles Alexander.
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Western Giant'