Apple varieties, United States
Case Wealthy
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
A sport of Wealthy having a darker red flush. It was discovered in 1933 in Sodus, New York, USA by James G. Case. Introduced in 1940. Fruits have rather soft, coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet, faint vinous flavour.
Family tree
Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.
- Case Wealthy United States, 1933
- Sport of Wealthy United States, about 1860
- Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
- Parent Esopus Spitzenburg United States, before 1790
- Parent Duchess of Oldenburg Russia, 1700s or earlier
- Parent Jonathan United States, by 1826
- Sport of Wealthy United States, about 1860
Sources
- Case Wealthy (accession 1950 - 123), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid september); the other names.
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