Tentation Explained

Tentation
Genus:Malus
Species:Malus domestica
Hybrid:'Grifer' ('Blushing Golden') × 'Golden Delicious'
Cultivar:Tentation
Origin: France, 1979

Tentation delblush is a commercial apple variety (also known as Delblush) that was created in France[1] in 1979 by Georges Delbard as the result of a crossing of Grifer (Blushing Golden) × Golden Delicious.[2]

New Zealand is the sole southern hemisphere grower of Tentation, providing fruit domestically and to the northern hemisphere from June to September. In the late 1990s, a selected group of New Zealand fruit growers started planting Tentation trees. It is also grown in the United Kingdom.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tentation - about. 4 July 2010.
  2. http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/tentation orangepippin.com
  3. Product label, Marks & Spencer, July 2010