Baldwin (apple)
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The Baldwin apple is a bright red winter apple, very good in quality, and easily shipped. It was for many years[when?] the most popular apple in New England, New York, and for export from the United States of America. No apple in the vicinity of Boston was so popular as Baldwin.[1] It has also been known as 'Calville Butter', 'Felch', 'Late Baldwin', 'Pecker', 'Red Baldwin's Pippin', 'Steele's Red Winter', and 'Woodpecker'.[2]
Quick Facts Hybrid parentage, Cultivar ...
'Baldwin' | |
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Hybrid parentage | Chance seedling |
Cultivar | 'Baldwin' |
Origin | Massachusetts, United States, around 1740 |
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The Baldwin was one of four apples honored by the United States Postal Service in a 2013 set of four 33¢ stamps commemorating historic strains, joined by Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith.[3]