Malus domestica 'Granny Smith'
apple cultivar that produces cooking apples which are also sour eating apples
The Granny Smith is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, with the domesticated apple Malus domestica as the polleniser.
The fruit is hard and firm with light green skin and has crisp, juicy flesh.
