Sandow
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Selected in 1912 at the Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1935. Fruits have firm, coarse, tender, creamy white flesh with a sweet to fairly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Sports:
Hunter Sandow
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
55.50 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Sandow
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register