Himrod is a
white table grape, released in 1952 by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. It is seedless and known for ripening quickly and its sweet flavor. Himrod is considered very productive and reliable.
Himrod resulted from a cross of
Ontario
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by
Thompson Seedless
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, a particularly successful cross which resulted in the eventual release of four cultivars, the others being
Interlaken
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,
Romulus, and
Lakemont. All were named for towns in the
Finger Lakes
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region, near Geneva. These grapes are all quite productive, but they have some differences.
See also
Lakemont (grape)
Interlaken (grape)
References
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Hybrid grape varieties