Loop Wealthy
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A tetraploid bud sport of Wealthy producing larger fruits. Originated in the orchard of G.C. Smith & Sons, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The parent tree was planted in about 1909 and acquired in 1947 by New York Agricultural Experiment Station. Fruits have rather soft but juicy flesh with a sweet and faint vinous flavour.
Synonyms:
Giant Wealthy
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Wealthy
Accession name
Loop Wealthy (NY)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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