Red Statesman
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Australian variety 'Statesman'. Discovered in 1914 in New Zealand. Fruits have firm, pale creamy white flesh with a sweet, subacid to acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Warrior
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Statesman
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
57 mm b
Fruit Width
67 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at apex b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
up to three-quarters flushed and streaked deep bright red b
Russet Type
russet in cavity, russet dots b
Flesh Colour
pale creamy white b
Skin Texture
waxy b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
sweet, subacid to acid b
Accession name
Red Statesman
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register