Kim

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by P. Bergendal in 1946 at Agricultural College, Balsgard, Sweden. It was introduced in the late 1970s. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a sweet and acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cortland x Ingrid Marie

Accession No.
1977 - 190   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Kim

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Dark Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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