Empire

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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 No.
1962 - 041   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Empire


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register