Developed in Canada in the 1970s and introduced around 2006 under the trade name Eden, the flesh of this variety does not turn brown when cut.
Not to be confused with the English variety called Eden which was introduced in the 1950s.
Eden apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Eden
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Jonamac (parent)
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Linda x Jonamac
- Originates from: Quebec, Canada
- Introduced: 1971
- Developed by: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Identification
- Country of origin: Canada
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red / Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cooking result: Puree
- Discoloration of fruit: No discoloration (Good for drying)
- Juice style: Sweeter
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Drying
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Juice colour: Clear
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: early October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Powdery mildew: Some resistance
- Fire blight: Some resistance
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
- Bitter pit: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Eden apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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