Ingrid Marie is an
apple
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cultivar
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.
It was cultivated by accident around 1910 on the premises of a school in
Høed on the island of
Funen
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in Denmark. It is a cross of the two English cultivars
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825 or 1830 at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox (horticulturist), Richard Cox.
Thoug ...
and
Cox's Pomona.
The apple has a red, firm skin and the color continues into the flesh underneath the skin.
'Ingrid Marie' trees grow very well in a moderate warm and humid climate.
Descendant cultivars
* '
Elstar' ('
Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple. It is one of the 15 most popular apple cultivars in the United States. It is not closely related to Red Delicious.
History
Golden Delicious arose from a chance seedling, possibly a hybrid of Grimes ...
' × 'Ingrid Marie')
National Fruit Collection page
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* Aroma (Ingrid Marie x Filippa)
References
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Food and drink introduced in 1910
Apple cultivars
Danish apples