Arkansas
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Originated near Rhea Mills, Arkansas, U.S.A. from seed sown in about 1833. Introduced in about 1868. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Arkansaw, Mammoth Black Twig
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Winesap x Unknown
Fruit Size
large to medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
ribbed on body and at eye b
Ground Colour
green to yellow b
Over Colour
flushed red b
Flesh Colour
tinged yellow b
Flesh Texture
fine, very firm b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Arkansas
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
63.95 mm a
Width
76.39 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register