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King David
Dessert apple
Discovered in 1893 in a hedgerow in Washington County, Arkansas, USA. It was introduced in 1902 by stark bros., Louisiana, USA. Fruits have rather coarse flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
Parentage: Jonathan x Winesap or Arkansas Black
Shape: Truncate conical
Size: medium
Ribbing: weak
Ground Colour: Yellow
Over Colour: Red
Over Colour (Amount): high-very high
Greasiness: Medium
Coarseness: coarse
Flesh Colour: Greenish
Flowering time:
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Mid October