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Jazz apple family tree

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Jazz apple family tree

Several popular new varieties of New Zealand apple, including Jazz, have had their names trademarked to protect them from imitators. This diagram shows how the Jazz, Pacific Rose and other apples have been bred from older northern-hemisphere varieties.

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Mark Derby, Inventions, patents and trademarks – The modern patent system, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/25413/jazz-apple-family-tree (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 11 May 2010, updated 1 February 2015.