Richardson (USA)
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Discovered in 1956 by L. Richardson at Hammond, New York, USA. Introduced in 1959 by nurseryman F.L. Ashworth, Heuvelton, New York. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early September
- Flowering
- 4th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- weak-medium
- Shape
- Flat globose
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- dry
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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