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Empire Apple

The Empire apple is a sweet and crisp apple that has keeps very well.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce; Cider

ID-77A

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History: The Empire apple was created at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in 1945 by Dr. Roger Way. The Empire apple was introduced commercially in 1966.

Parentage: McIntosh x Red Delicious

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Mid-season

Ploidy: Diploid

Good Pollinators:

Braeburn Apple

Cortland Apple

Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple

Harvest Time: Early October

Fruit Size: Small to medium

Flavor: Sweet

Storage (refrigerated): 3-4 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Resistant

Fireblight: Resistant

Mildew: Some susceptibility

Scab: Some susceptibility

Empire

Dessert apple

Raised in 1945 at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York. It was named and introduced in 1966. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.

Parentage:

McIntosh x Delicious

Shape: Flat globose

Size: medium-large

Ribbing: very weak

Over Colour: Red

Over Colour (Amount): very high

Over Colour (Pattern): striped

Greasiness: Medium

Crunch: Crisp

Flesh Colour: Cream

Flowering time:

5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Mid October

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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