Granny Smith [SEP] country of origin
Granny Smith
The Granny Smith is a tip-bearing apple cultivar, which originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of "Malus sylvestris", the European wild apple, with the North American apple "Malus pumila" as the polleniser.
The fruit is hard, with a light green skin and crisp, juicy flesh. The flavour is tart and acidic, which possibly limits raw consumption.
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The first description of the origin of the Granny Smith apple was not published until 1924. In that year, "Farmer and Settler" published the account of a local historian who had interviewed two men who had known Smith. One of those interviewed recalled that, in 1868, he (then twelve years old) and his father had been invited to Smith's farm to inspect a chance seedling that had sprung near a creek. Smith had dumped there, among the ferns, the remains of French crab-