Winesap

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the U.S.A. First described in 1817. Fruits have firm, tender, coarse, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
American Wine Sop, American Wine-Sop, American Winesop, Banana, Henrick's Sweet, Holland's Red Winter, Pot Pie Apple, Potpie Apple, Red Sweet Wine Sop, Royal Red, Royal Red of Kentucky, Texan Red, Wine Sap, Wine Sop, Winesop, Winter Winesap

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Arkansas
Mareda
McLiver's Winesap
Shenandoah

Sports:
Dermen Winesap

Accession No.
1951 - 103   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Winesap

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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