Salome
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Ottawa, Illinois, USA and introduced in 1884 by Arthur Bryant, Princetown, Illinois. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Salome
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Oblong 1
Height
66.45 mm 1
Width
70.23 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register