Lodi (apple)

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'Lodi'
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Species Malus domestica

The Lodi is an apple cultivar that is a hybrid of the 'Yellow Transparent' and 'Montgomery Sweet' ('Autumn Bough') cultivars, both of which were originally from the New York Agricultural Experiment Station. [1] It was introduced in 1924 [1] [2] and is commonly grown in the Southern United States. [1]

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The Lodi apple is light green in color and has been described as an early season, summer apple, and also as a cooking apple [3] [4] The cultivar has also been described as suitable for saucing (making applesauce). [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 Calhoun, Creighton Lee (2011). Old Southern Apples: A Comprehensive History and Description of Varieties for Collectors, Growers, and Fruit Enthusiasts, 2nd Edition. Chelsea Green Publishing. pp. 168–169. ISBN   978-1603583121.
  2. ↑ "Lodi", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 13 November 2015
  3. ↑ Fertig, Judith M. (2003). All-American Desserts . Harvard Common Press. pp.  317. ISBN   1558321918.
  4. ↑ Fertig, Judith M. (2011). Prairie Home Cooking. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 69. ISBN   978-1558325821.
  5. ↑ Browning, Frank; Silva, Sharon (2010). An Apple Harvest: Recipes and Orchard Lore. Ten Speed Press. p. 107. ISBN   978-1580084468.


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