Accession

Palermo, ME [Waldo County]

Synonyms

Grimes, Grime's Golden Pippin

Origin

West Virginia; before 1804

Season

Late fall- early winter

Uses

Fresh eating/dessert, Storage, Sauce, Cider

Distinctive Features

truncate/ barrel shaped, golden yellow with russet dots, prominent crown on basin

Resembles

Tolman Sweet, Yellow Bellflower, Blake, Fairbanks, Golden Delicious, Green Sweet, Porter

Status of Name

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DNA Information

Assumed to be correct; not tested