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 a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
67.58 mm a
Width
72.20 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.