Shenandoah
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1942 by R.C. Moore, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA. Introduced in 1967. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a slightly perfumed and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Winesap x Opalescent
Accession name
Shenandoah
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
64.01 mm a
Width
72.99 mm a
Ribbing
very weak a
Crown
weak-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
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.