SuncrispTM apple
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Good looking yellow apple with a 0-40% orange-red blush. Flavor is sweet yet mildly subacid, said to be intense. Cream colored flesh, not prone to browning. Fruit can be stored up to 6 months in cold storage.
Also known as
- NJ 55
Suncrisp apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Suncrisp
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
- 04 Feb 2017 PA, United StatesWe have been pulling these out of the bottom drawer of the frig, and can't believe how good they are in February!
- 06 Nov 2016 GREENWICH CT, United StatesGreat surprise! Almost better than my all time favorite, golden delicious - the kind from a local farmer, not the grocery store
- 19 Oct 2014 NEW JERSEY, United StatesPicked and ate my first today at a local farm. Best apple I ever had. Great for everything given it's flesh, texture and taste!
- 04 Sep 2013 PA/ADAMS, United StatesTo me this is the best apple to pair with caramel! On a stick, or slice and dip!
- 05 Nov 2012 NEW MEXICO, United StatesBest variety I have ever tasted!!! Anyone know where I can buy a couple of suncrisp trees for my backyard?
Tree register
United States
- Albany Appleguy in Castleton, NY
- Doug Wickert in MADISON, OH
- George Cochran in Maple City, MI
- Gil Schieber in Snohomish, WASHINGTON
- Matt Cupp in Reynoldsburg, OHIO
- Mkb in FRAMINGHAM, MA
- Phillip Hatcher in Sand Springs, OKLAHOMA
- Phillip Hatcher in Sand Springs, OKLAHOMA
- Ronny Blackstock in Fitzgerald, GA
- Steve in Silver Spring, MD
- Surik Mehrabyan in Ithaca, NY
- Wendy in Zionsville, PA
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- 19th April 2015 - tree owned by Gil in Snohomish, United States
2014 season
- 29th April 2014 - tree owned by Matt in Reynoldsburg, United States
2013 season
- May 2013 - tree owned by Matt in Reynoldsburg, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Golden Delicious x (Cortland x Cox)
- Originates from: United States
- Introduced: 1994
- Developed by: New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flesh colour: White
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Conical
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Juice
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: mid-October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Biennial tendency
- Growth habit: Upright
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Suncrisp apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
SunCrisp apple trees
References
- Apples for the 21st Century
Author: Manhart