Ogden

Orig. in Geneva, N.Y., by New York State Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1928. Zusoff × McIntosh; cross made in 1912; first full crop in 1924. <b>Fruit:</b> large; roundish oblate; skin dark red with heavy bloom, similar to McIntosh but with considerable scarfskin; flesh white, often stained with red, coarse, tender, juicy, aromatic, sweet; season a little earlier than McIntosh; good baking apple, resembles McIntosh. <b>Tree:</b> hardy and productive; requires thinning; alternate bearing.