Medium size. Round conical. Dark red blush over green. Sweet. Tastes like the variety Spartan.
USDA identification images for Polka
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Golden Delicious (parent)
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United States
- Serena C. Roen in Spring Valley, WI
United Kingdom
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
Australia
- a Bear in TOOLANGI, VIC
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- 2nd May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Wijcik McIntosh x Golden Delicious
- Originates from: Kent, England, United Kingdom
- Introduced: 1976
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1987-046
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Average
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
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