Payette

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1936 by Leif Verner at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho, USA. Introduced in 1944. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ben Davies x Wagener

Size
large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Flat 2

Height
74.00 mm 2

Width
85.00 mm 2

Ribbing
strong 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Strong 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1951 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Payette

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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