Apple trial started 2024
Malus domestica ‘Milo Gibson’
Name: Milo Gibson
Characteristics:
Place of Origin / Zone: Linnton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon / Zone 4
Lineage: Northern Spy x Golden Delicious
Fruit Shape: Round
Size: Medium to Large
Skin: Greenish-yellow with orange-red blush. Some russeting.
Flesh:
Uses:
Brix:
Ripening Time:
Season of Use:
Tree Form:
Brief Description: Milo Gibson is a sweet dessert apple with intense flavor, little acid and a light licorice taste. Very late ripening and will store up to three months. It was discovered by Milo Gibson. First described in POMONA in 1969 and originally called Linnton, it was renamed by NAFEX members for one of its founders.