Select Apples
Silken
Medium in size and somewhat irregular and ribbed in shape. Taste is sweet and sub-acid. Skin color is cream/ yellow, can be almost white. Flesh is white. Fruit has stem bowl russet that does not usually break over the shoulders.
| Maturity Season: | Early September in BC. |
| Harvest Criteria: | Based on starch conversion and ripe eating taste, and skin color change from green to cream. |
| Tree Description: | Moderately vigorous, spurry and very precocious. |
| Bloom: | Very early in the blossom season. |
| Production: | Very productive and precocious. Needs prompt and adequate thinning to ensure fruit size. One to two picks. |
| Advantages: | Early season yellow apple. Good for direct sales. Very productive and regular bearing. Quite winter hardy. |
| Disadvantages: | Storage life is limited. Can develop water-core like disorder under hot conditions. Symptoms can be seen through the skin. Stem bowl russet. Requires adequate, timely thinning. |
| Storage: | 4 - 6 weeks in air at 1°C. |
| Comments: | Market acceptability is unknown. Use caution if planning on planting this variety. Possible niche market variety at this time. |