Splendour (apple)
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Splendour, Splendor or Starksplendor is a modern
cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...
of domesticated
apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple fruit tree, trees are agriculture, cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, wh ...
which was developed in
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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 Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...
' 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 'Gri ...
',Recipe Tips
/ref> but genetic analysis has not definitely characterized either of the parent cultivars, and records do not indicate known or suspected parents. The fruit is ribbed and conical shaped, medium-large. The thin skinCooks 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 of woody stems and roots of dicotyledonous flowering plants. It functions as a pore, providing a ...
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 Sciros (or Pacific Rose) is a cultivar of domesticated apple. This apple is mostly sweet with very little acidity, often compared to the 'Fuji' apple for taste, and keeps very well in storage. According to Orange Pippin it is an attractive new l ...
apple and for the
Aurora Golden Gala Aurora Golden Gala (cultivar 8S6923) is a cross between the apples ' Splendour' and 'Gala'. It was named in 2003 in a nationwide "Name the Apple" contest. Aurora Golden Gala is a yellow dessert apple. It is harvested mid-season. The fruit are med ...
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