York-a-Red
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of York Imperial. Discovered in 1931 at Hedgesville, West Virginia, U.S.A. by Paul Lingamfelter. Introduced in 1937 by Stark Bros. Nurseries. Fruits have firm, crisp, yellowish flesh with a subacid to sweetish, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Type
Dessert 2
Accession name
York-a-Red
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register