Missouri

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ingram x Lily of Kent

Accession No.
1971 - 053   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1979. Fruits are crisp and juicy.

Accession name
Missouri

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
68.19 mm ^a

Width
70.09 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.