Roanoke
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1949 by George D. Oberle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA. Introduced in 1967. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a mild flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Red Rome x Schoharie (Northern Spy cross)
Accession name
Roanoke
Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
62.77 mm 1
Width
73.87 mm 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
absent 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register