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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Discovered in 1934 by Ralph Banta in Green Forest, Arkansas, USA. Introduced in 1965. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a sweet flavour similar to Delicious.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
strong-very strong
Shape
Globose conical
Width
63.58 mm
Height
61.17 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
high
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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