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Arkansas (Mammoth Black Twig)
Dessert apple
Triploid. Originated near Rhea Mills, Arkansas, U.S.A. from seed sown in about 1833. Introduced in about 1868. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms: Arkansaw, Mammoth Black Twig
Parentage: Winesap x Unknown
Flowering time:
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Late October
Size: large
Shape: Globose
Height: 63.95 mm
Width: 76.39 mm
Ribbing: weak-medium
Crown: medium
Ground Colour: Yellow
Over Colour: Orange
Over Colour Amount: medium-high
Over Colour Pattern: striped/mottled
Russet: low
Crunch: crisp
Flesh Colour: Cream