Blaze
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1939 at Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, Urbana, USA and introduced in 1958. Fruits are crisp and sweet.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Collins x Fanny
Accession name
Blaze
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
65.81 mm 1
Width
73.74 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register