Sandow

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Selected in 1912 at the Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1935. Fruits have firm, coarse, tender, creamy white flesh with a sweet to fairly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown

Sports:
Hunter Sandow

Size
large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
55.50 mm 2

Width
73.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1930 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sandow

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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