Criterion
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1968 by Francis Cites in his Parker Heights orchard, near Wapato, Washington, USA. Fruits are firm, crisp and sweet with a good flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Red Delicious
Accession name
Criterion
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
67.58 mm 1
Width
72.20 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
strong 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register