Red Statesman
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Australian variety 'Statesman'. Discovered in 1914 in New Zealand. Fruits have firm, pale creamy white flesh with a sweet, subacid to acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Warrior
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Red Statesman
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register