Roanoke
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1949 by George D. Oberle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, USA. Introduced in 1967. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a mild flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Red Rome x Schoharie (Northern Spy cross)
Accession name
Roanoke
Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
62.77 mm a
Width
73.87 mm a
Ribbing
very weak a
Crown
absent a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
absent a
Crunch
crumbly a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.