Stark's Earliest

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Discovered by Douglas Bonner at Orofino, Idaho, USA in 1938. Introduced in 1944. Fruits have crisp, fine-textured, white, fairly juicy flesh with a little sweet and fair flavour.

Synonyms:
Scarlet Pimpernel, Stark Earliest, Starks Allerfruhester

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small-medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Conical 2

Height
51.00 mm 2

Width
51.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish green 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Russet
very low 2

Greasiness
Weak 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Accession No.
1979 - 186   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Stark's Earliest (LA 68A)

Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August 1

Accession No.
1951 - 033     cancel

Accession name
Stark's Earliest

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
1st May Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
early august 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register