Mollie's Delicious

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1948 by G.W. Schneider, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, USA. Introduced in 1966. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a flavour similar to Golden Delicious.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious X Edgewood x Red Gravenstein X Close

Accession No.
1971 - 051   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mollie's Delicious

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Height
72.62 mm 1

Width
84.43 mm 1

Ribbing
strong-very strong 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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