1 / 5USDA Pomological Watercolor (1886–1942)· Steadman, Royal Charles b. 1875 artistSource ↗
Starr
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Starr is a large, attractive green to yellowish-green dessert apple with crisp, juicy, tender flesh and a sprightly, subacid flavor. It ripens in August and September and shows promise as a consistent bearer when young, though it has seen limited cultivation in New York.
Flavor & Texture
subacidfirm
Best Uses
cooking
2 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.
Lineage
Offspring
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
- Origin type
- found wilding
- Original breeder
- Wm. Parry
- First introduced
- 1865
sprightlysubacid
Disease Resistance
- Fire blight
- highly susceptible
Cornell Apple Variety Database.
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 5995
- Wikidata
- Q41781790