Starkrimson Delicious

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured and taller fruited clone of Starking. Discovered in about 1953 by Roy A. Bisbee, Hood River, Oregon, USA. Introduced in 1956 by Stark Bros. Fruits have firm, very sweet, juicy flesh with a highly aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Bisbee Red Delicious, Starkrimson

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Delicious

Type
Dessert 2

Over Colour (Amount)
very high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Accession No.
1979 - 188   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Starkrimson (LA 72A)

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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