Zomer Delicious

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at IVT, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1966. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1966 - 047   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Zomer Delicious

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.