Delicious
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
An American apple discovered in about 1880 growing as a shoot from a rootstock by J. Hiatt, near Peru, Iowa. It was introduced by Stark Brothers in 1895. Fruits have very firm, very sweet, juicy flesh with a highly aromatic flavour. Skin is very tough. Fruits have much better flavour when grown in climates with good temperature and light conditions.
Synonyms:
Cervena prevazhodna, Delicious rosso, Hawkeye, Piros Delicious, Prevoshodnoe krasnoe, Red Delicious, Stark Delicious
Availability
Not currently held in the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Thought to be Yellow Bellflower
Father to:
Fuji
Kidd's Orange Red
Fukunishiki
Orleans
Medina
Jonadel
Empire
Chieftain
Regent
Legana
Kinrei
Sweet Delicious
Murasaki
New Fuji
Sports:
Idaho Delicious
Oregon Spur
Starkspur Supreme
Richared Delicious
Starking
Starkrimson Delicious
Wellspur Delicious
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
58.00 mm b
Width
64.00 mm b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession No.
1921 - 021 cancel
Accession name
Delicious
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register