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Erlijon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with R. Banta, Carroll township, Arkansas, USA. It was introduced in 1968 by M.J.Lucas, Green Forest Nursery, Arkansas. Fruits have soft, white flesh with a vinous flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1974 - 057
- Accession name
- Erlijon
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 73.83 mm 1
- Width
- 78.38 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Greasiness
- Strong 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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