SnapDragon is a new crisp sweet apple, similar to Honeycrisp. It's a very pretty apple, usually a sold orange/red color.
SnapDragon was developed by Cornell University in New York, specifically for growers in New York state.
USDA identification images for SnapDragon
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
- Golden Delicious
- Honeycrisp (parent)
- Melrose
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Honeycrisp
- Introduced: 2013
- Developed by: Cornell University
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 2000
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking month: September
Growing
- Vigour: Weak growing
- Precocity: Slow to start bearing
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy fresh fruit
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