USDA-NPGS
Sampion
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 11.4 °Bx
source: GRIN
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Champion is a Czech dessert apple introduced in 1976, descended from Golden Delicious and Cox Orange Pippin. It is a large greenish-yellow fruit with red flush, featuring creamy-white, juicy, subacid flesh that keeps well in cold storage and is intended for fresh eating.
Flavor & Texture
subacidjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
Lineage
Offspring
Disease Resistance
- Fire blight
- moderately resistant
Cornell Apple Variety Database.
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589533
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 5756