Salome
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Ottawa, Illinois, USA and introduced in 1884 by Arthur Bryant, Princetown, Illinois. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
54-64 mm b
Fruit Width
55-61 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at apex, prominent ribs on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
striped pink to orange b
Russet Type
russet dots b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
greasy, tough b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Salome
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Oblong a
Height
66.45 mm a
Width
70.23 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register