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Starking
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 11.9 °Bx
- Fruit height
- 67.0 mm
- Fruit width
- 69.5 mm
source: GRIN
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Starking is a red sport mutation of Delicious developed in Monroeville, New Jersey and introduced in 1924. The fruit is medium-sized with juicy, sweet flesh and stores well through March, making it a versatile fresh eating apple.
Flavor & Texture
sweetjuicy
Best Uses
fresh_eating
7 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Lineage
Parents
Offspring
Sports
Origin & History
- Origin type
- sport mutation
Disease Resistance
- Fire blight
- moderately susceptible
Cornell Apple Variety Database.
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 589192
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 5990