SummerGlo

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered in 1935 in Calhoun County, Michigan, USA by F.H. McDermid. Introduced by Stark Bros. in 1967. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a pleasant vinous flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1974 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Summerglo

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
65.08 mm ^a

Width
65.70 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.