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Young America
Dessert apple
Malus
Originated in New York, U.S.A. Introduced in the 1800s. Fruits have an acid and astringent flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- small 2
- Height
- 42.00mm 2
- Width
- 46.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
Accession No.
1954 - 090
- Accession name
- Young America
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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