Apple tree named ‘MAIA-SM’

USPP34437P2 · kind P2 · plant

Inventors

• William Dodd · Newcomerstown, US
• David Doud · Wabash, US
• John Mitchel Lynd · Pataskala, US
• Gregory Miller · Carrollton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 26, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 31, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of apple was identified from a population of seedlings derived from a controlled cross of ‘Honeycrisp’ and ‘Co-op 31.’ The new variety, named ‘MAIA-SM’ ripens in late August. ‘MAIA-SM’ has distinctly different skin color than its parent varieties in lenticel appearance and ground color. ‘MAIA-SM’ has consistent annual cropping with minimal horticultural inputs and achieves a full sweet flavor earlier than most apple varieties. ‘MAIA-SM’ is the apple most preferred by consumers in a blind taste test during the apple harvest window before ‘Honeycrisp.’