The World of Apples

Apples of Bahamas

One variety in the atlas came from Bahamas. The oldest is Dorsett Golden, dated 1953.

Map of where the apple varieties in the atlas came from A map of the world on the Equal Earth projection, with a dot for each variety at its place of origin.

Varieties from Bahamas, oldest first

  • Photograph of Dorsett Golden apples at the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, on the tree.

    Dorsett Golden

    Grown from a seed planted at Nassau in 1953 and called a Golden Delicious seedling; DNA makes it a child of Anna

    Bahamas, 1953