Stearns
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with Stearns of North Syracuse, New York, USA. Distributed by Van Dusen of Geneva, New York. Recorded in 1900. Fruits have crisp, tender, creamy white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Esopus Spitzenburg x Unknown
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, conic to rectangular b
Fruit Height
64-86 mm b
Fruit Width
84-101 mm b
Ribbing
broad ribs at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed pinkish orange, carmine streaks and stripes b
Russet Type
russet dots and tracings, russet on base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Skin Texture
slightly tacky b
Flesh Texture
crisp, tender b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Stearns
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
78.48 mm a
Width
96.10 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register