Gravenstein

Apple variety: Gravenstein (Italy, before 1669)

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Available from:
Vintage Virginia Apples

Notes:
GRAVENSTEIN is believed to have come from Denmark, via Germany, and is likely to be an Italian variety, given to the Duke of Gravenstein in the 17th century, arriving in Denmark in 1669, and introduced into the United States from Germany in 1790. It was planted at a Russian settlement in Sonoma County, California, in 1820.

[Source: Vintage Virginia Apples catalog. ]

[Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Plant Gene Resources of Canada ]