Kentucky Red Streak
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in USA. It was known before 1864. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Bradford's Best, Kentucky Redstreak, Kentucky Rouge Strie, Kentucky Rouge Striee, Kentucky Streak, Selina
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1951 - 247
- Accession name
- Kentucky Red Streak
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering 17th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 62.33 mm 1
- Width
- 69.63 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Crunch
- crumbly 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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