Empire Apple
AKA NY 45500-5
released 1966 by Cornell
Red Delicious -5
Collections
- Idaho/UIdaho Tree Fruit Varieties for Idaho
- Idaho/UIdaho Tree Fruit Varieties for Idaho
- Missouri/Murphy Orchards
- Indiana/Purdue BP-132-w Disease Susceptibility of Common Apple Cultivars
- Kentucky/Home Fruit Variety Recommendations - 2019
Red. Use: All. McIntosh type, blooms early, frost prone
- Tennessee/PB746 Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Cultivars for Tennessee
Red striped. McIntosh X Red Delicious cross that retains the flavor of McIntosh, but is more highly colored and does not soften as quickly, fruit is medium size; blooms early so frost is more of a concern; tree is upright, spreading, fireblight susceptible
- Utah/Utah State HG 2006-01pr Growing Tree Fruit in the Uintah Basin
Good pollinator. McIntosh type with better color, less bruising and stores better than McIntosh
- commercial/Burchell variety list
- commercial/DWN/DWN Retail Harvest Times
- commercial/Vaughn Nursery
- New York/Cornell Apple Varieties
Mclntosh x Delicious https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/5053
- Washington/WSU EB 0937 Fruit Handbook for Western Washington
McIntosh-type
- Washington/WWFRF Recommended Varieties
- Colorado/commercial/Holly Acres Nursery
- Wisconsin/A2105 Apple Cultivars for Wisconsin
Deep red. Firm, crisp. Sweet. Uses: fresh. 4 months storage. One of the better new apples
- Oregon/OSU EC 819 Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard
Small, red, flavorful
- Oregon/OSU EC 819 Growing Tree Fruits and Nuts in the Home Orchard
Small, red, flavorful
- Oregon/OSU FS 147 Picking and Storing Apples and Pears
Color when mature: Red stripes