Summer Rose
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in New Jersey, USA. Mentioned in 1806. Fruits have tender, fine, white flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
French Reinette, Harvest Apple, Lippencott's Early, Lippencott's Eary, Lippincot's Early, Lippincott, Lippincott's Early, Lodge's Early, Wolman's Harvest, Woolman's Early, Woolman's Harvest, Woolman's Striped Harvest
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
51-58 mm b
Fruit Width
59-71 mm b
Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
very pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed orange-red, streaked carmine b
Russet Type
occasional russet patches b
Flesh Colour
white b
Skin Texture
dotted b
Flesh Texture
tender, fine b
Flavour
slightly subacid b
Accession name
Summer Rose
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
57.77 mm a
Width
69.00 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register