Richared Delicious
syn. Richared
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 2 accessions
A more highly coloured sport of Delicious. Discovered in about 1915 by J.L. Richardson, in Monitor, Washington, USA. Introduced in 1927 and trademarked by C & O Nursery Company. Fruits have very firm, very sweet, juicy flesh with an aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession 1977-157 · Richared Delicious
- Picking time
- mid october
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
No descriptor data recorded for this accession.
Accession 1979-184 · Delicious (LA73A) and Richared Delicious (LA 73A)
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Type
- Dessert
Source · National Fruit Collection
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