Summerland
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised in 1926 by K.O. Lapins, at Canada Department of Agriculture, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Fruits have juicy, melting flesh. Flavour is poor in U.K. ripened fruits.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 6th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 71.22 mm
- Height
- 61.10 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Juiciness
- juicy-very juicy
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish green
- Over colour amount
- medium-high
- Over colour pattern
- solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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