Grimes Golden
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
Verified Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
