Arkansas
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Originated near Rhea Mills, Arkansas, U.S.A. from seed sown in about 1833. Introduced in about 1868. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Arkansaw, Mammoth Black Twig
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Winesap x Unknown
Accession name
Arkansas
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
63.95 mm 1
Width
76.39 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register