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Viking apple, which Viking, and what are the differences?
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Jimmbo
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October 23, 2014 - 11:24 am

There appears to be two apple varieties with the same name.
Viking: Introduced in South Dakota 1925, as a selection from Scandinavian scions. Some sources say this one is named Vicking, but others say Viking.
Viking: PRI joint release, Wisconsin 1969.

I grafted a scion labeled Viking, but I don't know which one it was. It has not yet fruited. When it does fruit I would like to be able to tell.

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jafarj
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October 24, 2014 - 6:05 pm

Jimmbo,

Welcome to the forum!

[url:3jfg9uus]http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/swish/accboth?query=viking+malus&submit=Search%21&sort=swishrank&si=0&.cgifields=si&.cgifields=reverse[/url:3jfg9uus]

You can compare to the characteristics and pictures from GRIN in link above.

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Jimmbo
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October 27, 2014 - 12:46 pm

They sound pretty much the same, but for the 1925 Viking it says:
"medium-dark 75-100% red-purple red, alternating on green-yellow ground."
By "alternating" do they mean striped?
No photo of the 1925 Viking, but the 1969 Viking is 80-100% dark purplish red, blushed.

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