Jersey Black
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in New Jersey, USA. It was recorded in 1817. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Black American, Black Apple, Black Apple of America, Black Jersey, Dodge's Black, Small Black
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
Macoun
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
55-68 mm b
Fruit Width
72-81 mm b
Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye, ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
nearly covered dark brownish red flush b
Russet Type
light dots b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white, often tinged red b
Flesh Texture
crisp, rather coarse b
Flavour
subacid to slightly sweet, aromatic b
Accession name
Jersey Black
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
73.45 mm a
Width
82.23 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register