The Arkansas Black is an apple cultivar that originated in the mid-19th Century in Benton County, Arkansas . It is not the same as the cultivar 'Arkansas' or 'Arkansas Black Twig'.
5-401: Arkansas Black apples are generally medium-sized with a somewhat flattened shape. Generally a very dark red on the tree, occasionally with a slight green blush where hidden from the sun, the apples grow darker as they ripen, becoming a very dark red or burgundy color. With storage the skin continues to darken. Arkansas Black is one of the darkest of all apple cultivars, hence the name. A variant of
10-482: Is an apple cultivar originating in China. It is named after Huaniu town , Tianshui , where it was first planted as a hybrid of ten varieties of apple trees, including Red Delicious , Golden Delicious and Ralls Janet in 1956. In 1965, Huaniu farmers sent two boxes of apples to Chairman Mao to express their respect for him. Mao thanked the villagers, noting that he was very fond of the apple's taste. That same year,
15-516: The Huaniu apple, the Black Diamond has an even darker colour. The flesh in good years is notably hard and crunchy when fresh, though it does soften somewhat with keeping. Fairly tart when fresh-picked, the apples mellow with storage. Arkansas Blacks are considered an excellent keeping apple, and can be stored for six months in appropriate conditions. Though the cultivar is grown throughout
20-525: The United States , it is said that the best apples come from western Arkansas where the cultivar originated. Popular as a fresh picked apple at roadside stands and produce markets, the apple has begun to enter commercial distribution and so is now becoming more widely available. This article about apples or apple cultivars is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Huaniu Huaniu (花牛), also known as Chinese Red Delicious
25-479: The apples were exported to Hong Kong . The name of the village of Huaniu was put on the box, and the apples were preferred over the US-imported Red Delicious . Since then, Huaniu apples have become well known in China. The apple has a sweet taste comparable with Fuji apples . The apples have a soluble solid contents of 12.5-14%, sugar content of 1.86%, and malic acid content of 0.08%. It
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