Sandow
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Selected in 1912 at the Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1935. Fruits have firm, coarse, tender, creamy white flesh with a sweet to fairly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Sports:
Hunter Sandow
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
55.50 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Sandow
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register