Sharon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1906 by S.A. Beach, Iowa State Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames, USA. Introduced in 1922. Fruits have crisp, fine, tender, whitish green flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Glogerovka
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
61.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Sharon
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register