Splendour, Splendor or Starksplendor is a modern
cultivar
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of domesticated
apple
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which was developed in
New Zealand
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, and is regarded there as a popular commercial dessert apple.
[Splendour]
at Orange Pippin It has been said to be a cross between '
Red Dougherty' and '
Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple. It is one of the 15 most popular apple cultivars in the United States. It is not closely related to Red Delicious.
History
Golden Delicious arose from a chance seedling, possibly a hybrid of Grimes ...
',
[Recipe Tips]
/ref> but genetic analysis has not definitely characterized either of the parent cultivars,[ medium-large. The thin skin][Cooks Info]
/ref> has a light green background with a faint pink blush and green lenticel
A lenticel is a porous tissue consisting of cells with large intercellular spaces in the periderm of the secondarily thickened organs and the Bark (botany), bark of woody stems and roots of gymnosperms and dicotyledonous flowering plants. It func ...
s. Flesh is crisp and juicy; white with a green tinge. The flavour is very pleasant for eating,[Adam' Apples]
/ref> sweet with little acidity.[Waimea Nursries]
/ref>[ The fruit keeps well in storage but bruises easily.][ It is late ripening and hangs well on the tree.][ The tree is a reliable heavy][ tip and spur bearer.][
The Splendour apple is an ancestor for the Sciros apple and for the Aurora Golden Gala.][
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References
External links
Flickr photos
New Zealand apples
Apple cultivars
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