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Starkrimson apple

Crisp, dense flesh, very sweet, quite juicy - a Delicious-style apple

USDA identification images for Starkrimson

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

    Parents and other ancestors of this variety


    Visitor reviews

    • 09 Sep 2012  IA, United States
      Love this apple. Crisp, but not as crisp as a Delicious. Definitely juicy. Made mine into applesauce. Also, sliced/froze some for apple pies and cake.
    • 06 Nov 2009  IOWA CITY, IOWA, United States
      I believe the "Starkrimson" Delicious was introduced by Stark Brothers Nursery in 1893-1894. The original "Delicious"(Hawkeye)apple seedling appeared near here about 1870.
    • 17 Sep 2008 
      This variety is being grown in the northest part of Libya it was a promising productive variety and was very competitive among other varieties.

    Tree register

    Australia

    India

    Spring blossom records for this variety

    2012 season

    • 16th April  2012  - tree owned by Arwadoo in Srinagar, India

    2011 season

    • 23rd April  2011  - tree owned by Arwadoo in Srinagar, India

    2010 season

    • 30th September  2010  - tree owned by Marinus in Mount Evelyn, Australia
    • 28th March  2010  - tree owned by Arwadoo in Srinagar, India

    2009 season

    • 30th September  2009  - tree owned by Marinus in Mount Evelyn, Australia

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    Harvest records for this variety

    2009 season

    • April  2009  - tree owned by Marinus in Mount Evelyn, Australia

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: A sport of Starking, itself a sport of Delicious
    • Originates from: United States
    • Introduced: 1870
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1979-188
    • Some historical details taken with kind permission from 'The New Book of Apples' by Joan Morgan and Alison Richards , illustrated by Elisabeth Dowle, published by Ebury Press, 2002.

    Identification

    • Country of origin: United States

    Growing

    • Flowering group: 4
    • Ploidy: Diploid
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Starkrimson:

    United States




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