A yellow-fruited Bourbon type, first reported in 1930. Its exact origin is uncertain.
Yellow Bourbon is a Bourbon type that ripens yellow rather than red. It was first reported in 1930, and one account speculates that it arose from a cross with a yellow-fruited Typica from Brazil, so it may not be a simple Bourbon mutation.
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Yellow Bourbon is of uncertain parentage Bourbon.
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