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Summerred
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by K.O. Lapins at Canada Department of Agriculture, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Named and introduced in 1964. Fruits have rather soft, very juicy and refreshing flesh with a mild vinous flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Summerland x Unknown
- Shape
- Ellipsoid 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1965 - 003
- Accession name
- Summerred
- Flowering time ›››
- 29th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019