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Apple varieties, United States

SummerGlo

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Discovered in 1935 in Calhoun County, Michigan, USA by F.H. McDermid. Introduced by Stark Bros. in 1967. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a pleasant vinous flavour.

Where SummerGlo came from.

Sources

SummerGlo (accession 1974 - 012), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early september).