Statesman Red Sport
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A red sport of Australian variety 'Statesman'. Discovered in New Zealand. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Statesman
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
53-60 mm b
Fruit Width
62-74 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, sometimes on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed reddish orange, streaked carmine b
Russet Type
russet at base, scattered dots b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, green core b
Skin Texture
slightly greasy b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Accession name
Statesman (red sport)
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register