Idared
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Leif Verner at Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho, USA. It was introduced in 1942. Fruits have white, tinged green, firm, crisp, fine-textured flesh with a sweet and pleasant vinous flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Wagener
Father to:
Fiesta
Arlet
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
64.50 mm 2
Width
79.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Idared (LA)
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register