Sweet Delicious
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1911 at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA by R. Wellington. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Deacon Jones x Delicious
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex, sometimes almost straight b
Fruit Height
62-69 mm b
Fruit Width
71-78 mm b
Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed reddish orange, red streaks b
Russet Type
many large russet dots, russet at base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Skin Texture
slightly rough and tacky b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
sweet, aromatic b
Accession name
Sweet Delicious
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Height
70.82 mm a
Width
83.03 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low-medium a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
firm 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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