Payette
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1936 by Leif Verner at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Moscow, Idaho, USA. Introduced in 1944. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ben Davies x Wagener
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
74.00 mm 2
Width
85.00 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Payette
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register