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Apple varieties, United States

Young America

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

Originated in New York, U.S.A. Introduced in the 1800s. Fruits have an acid and astringent flavour.

Sources

Young America (accession 1954 - 090), 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 (late august).