Zomer Delicious

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at IVT, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1966. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1966 - 047   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Zomer Delicious

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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