Collins
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated 1865 approx. From Arkansas, Fayetteville, U.S.A..
Synonyms:
Apple of Commerce, Champion, Champion Red, Collins Red, Collins' Red, Commerce, Commercio, Coss Champion, Coss's Champion, Pomme du Commerce, Torgovoe
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Blaze
Father to:
Skinlite
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
variable, flat to tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
54-67 mm b
Fruit Width
64-75 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
golden yellow b
Over Colour
crimson flecks b
Flesh Colour
greenish or yellowish white b
Skin Texture
tough b
Flesh Texture
very firm, fine b
Flavour
subacid to sweetish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, hard flesh with an astringent flavour.
Accession name
Collins
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
59.62 mm a
Width
67.48 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm-very firm a
Juiciness
dry-medium a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register