Democrat
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in about 1900 growing in the orchard of J.D. Duffy near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is known as Tasma in New Zealand. Fruits have very firm, coarse-textured, juicy, sweet flesh but lacks in flavour. In Australia it is said to have been stored for over twelve months.
Synonyms:
Duffy's Seedling, Tasma
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Hoover x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
45.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Democrat
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register