Ohio Nonpareil
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the orchard of Mr Bowman, Massillon, Ohio, USA. It was described in 1848. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bellflower of the West, Cattall Apple, Cattell Apple, Myer's Nonpareil, Myers Nonpareil, Myers' Nonpareil, Non-Pareille de l'Ohio, Nonpareil, Red Bellflower, Rusty Core, Wells
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
62-66 mm b
Fruit Width
67-81 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed pinkish orange streaked carmine b
Russet Type
dotted b
Flesh Colour
yellowish b
Skin Texture
slightly greasy, thin, tender b
Flesh Texture
firm, fairly fine, crisp b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Ohio Nonpareil
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
69.40 mm a
Width
83.68 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register