Sir Prize

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1955 by Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana, Illinois and New Jersey, USA. First fruited in 1961. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy. Resistant to scab.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Doud Golden Delicious x PRI 14-152

Accession No.
1974 - 180   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sir Prize

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Ellipsoid 1

Height
86.87 mm 1

Width
74.83 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Strong 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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