Liberty
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, New York, U.S.A. It was introduced in 1978. Fruits have crisp, juicy, slightly coarse textured flesh with a good flavour. Trees are resistant to scab, cedar apple rust, fireblight and powdery mildew.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Macoun x Purdue 54-12
Accession name
Liberty
Flowering time
25th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
59.41 mm 1
Width
62.33 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register