Starkrimson Delicious
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured and taller fruited clone of Starking. Discovered in about 1953 by Roy A. Bisbee, Hood River, Oregon, USA. Introduced in 1956 by Stark Bros. Fruits have firm, very sweet, juicy flesh with a highly aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Bisbee Red Delicious, Starkrimson
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Delicious
Type
Dessert 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Accession name
Starkrimson (LA 72A)
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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