Apple
Raised in 1945 at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. It was named and introduced in 1966. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage: McIntosh x Delicious
Accession name Empire
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register