Kim
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by P. Bergendal in 1946 at Agricultural College, Balsgard, Sweden. It was introduced in the late 1970s. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a sweet and acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cortland x Ingrid Marie
Accession name
Kim
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Dark Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.