Fruit Varieties and Horticultural Digest (J Fruit Var & Hort Digest)
Volume 15 Number 1 Article 15 Pages: 18-18
Year 1960 Month 9
Title: American Apple Varieties Abroad
Author: APS Citation
Abstract:
John Einset and L. G. Klein, of the
New York Agricultural Experiment
Station, at Geneva, tell us that the
apple industries in a number of foreign
countries are based largely on
American originated varieties.
The
predominant varieties of Argentina
and Chile are Delicious, Jonathan,
Rome Beauty, Winesap and Yellow
Newton.
The South Africans like Delicious
and Golden Delicious.
In Japan, Ralls
and Jonathan make up 85 percent of
the production, with McIntosh, Delicious,
Golden Delicious and American
Summer Permain accounting for 10
percent.
Delicious, Golden Delicious,
Jonathan and other American varieties
are increasing in popularity in
France, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary.
