Criterion

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered in 1968 by Francis Cites in his Parker Heights orchard, near Wapato, Washington, USA. Fruits are firm, crisp and sweet with a good flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Red Delicious

Accession No.
1976 - 077   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Criterion

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
67.58 mm 1

Width
72.20 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
strong 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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