Blaxtayman
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A sport of Stayman Winesap having a more even and solid flush. It was discovered in 1926 by J.H. Dickey in Wenatchee, Washington, USA and introduced in 1930 by C & O Nursery, Washington. Fruits have softish flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Black Stayman
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Stayman's Winesap
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Over Colour
almost entirely flushed carmine and dark red b
Flesh Colour
cream, tinged green b
Flesh Texture
soft b
Flavour
sweet b
Accession name
Blaxtayman
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
59.08 mm a
Width
69.54 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register