Empire
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1945 at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. It was named and introduced in 1966. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Delicious
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Empire
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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