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 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register