Zestar Apple
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Overview
The Zestar is an apple cultivarCultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
that was released in 1998; it was bred to be sold as an early season apple able to survive in colder climates like Minnesota. (Malus
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
, x domestica 'Zestar!')
This apple is protected under the US Plant Patent Act #97120.
External links
- http://wcco.com/local/Zestar.apple.University.2.361856.html
- http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/09/18_cunninghamg_apples/