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Red Delicious

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Taxon apple_cultivar Q2117265
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Red Delicious

Summary

Red Delicious is an apple cultivar[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of apple_cultivar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,200 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Red Delicious's instance of is recorded as apple cultivar[3].
  • Red Delicious is classified at the rank of variety[4].
  • Red Delicious was followed by Gala[5].
  • Red Delicious belongs to the parent taxon Malus pumila[6].
  • Red Delicious's scientific name is Malus domestica var. Red Delicious[7].
  • Red Delicious is a type of sport[8].
  • Red Delicious is a type of nothospecies[9].
  • Red Delicious is part of Delicious[10].
  • Red Delicious is used for horticulture[11].
  • Red Delicious's Commons category is recorded as Red Delicious[12].
  • Red Delicious's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Red Delicious comprises Richared Delicious[14].
  • Red Delicious comprises Starkrimson[15].
  • Red Delicious comprises Spokane Beauty[16].
  • Red Delicious comprises Wellspur[17].
  • Red Delicious comprises Oregon Spur[18].
  • Red Delicious comprises Starking Delicious[19].
  • Red Delicious began on 1872[20].
  • Red Delicious's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Red Delicious[21].
  • Red Delicious's Commons gallery is recorded as Apple ''Red Delicious''[22].
  • Red Delicious's total produced is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+635000'}[23].
  • Red Delicious's total produced is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+2428818000'}[24].
  • Red Delicious's hybrid of is recorded as Bellflower[25].
  • Red Delicious's fruit color is recorded as red[26].

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Classification

Red Delicious's scientific name is Malus domestica var. It[7]. It is classified at the rank of variety[4]. It is classified within Malus pumila[6].

Why It Matters

Red Delicious ranks in the top 1% of apple_cultivar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,200 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . usapple.org. Retrieved . usapple.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . usapple.org. Retrieved . usapple.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wapa-association.org. wapa-association.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . usapple.org. usapple.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . deutsche-genbank-obst.de. deutsche-genbank-obst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Red Delicious. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/red-delicious
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  1. 6d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Gala
    Total produced → {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+635000'}, {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+2428818000'}
    Part of → —
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    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q136343650]]"
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