Regent

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA. Introduced in 1963. Fruits are crisp and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Daniel's Red Duchess x Delicious

Accession No.
1974 - 067   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Regent

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
75.47 mm 1

Width
74.63 mm 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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