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Black Ben Davis
synonyms: Black Ben. Sometimes referred to as Gano , though there is some controversy over whether the Gano apple is the same as the Black Ben or whether it is another very similar mutation of Ben Davis.
summary: A highly-coloured, red mutation of Ben Davis . Found growing by Parson Black on his farm in Washington County, Arkansas (U.S.A.) in 1869.
origins: "The Black Ben Davis apple appeared as a volunteer—that is, a chance seedling—on the John Reagan farm in the 1880s and was called the Reagan’s Red for a time until the other name took hold. " Encyclopedia of Arkansas
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
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