Dodd
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Arose in a pasture lane, over the fence from a Tolman Sweet orchard owned by Howard Dodds of Heuvelton, New York, USA. Fruits have a fine subacid flavour with a banana-like aroma.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Tolman Sweet (original name Tolman Sweeting) x Fameuse
Accession name
Dodd
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.