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Richardson (USA)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1956 by L. Richardson at Hammond, New York, USA. Introduced in 1959 by nurseryman F.L. Ashworth, Heuvelton, New York. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Northern Spy or Saint Lawrence x Unknown
Accession No.
1974 - 124
- Accession name
- Richardson (USA)
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Strong 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019