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Creston
type: Culinary, Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Tested as 8M-15-10
summary: Similar in size and character to Jonagold , somewhat different in flavour. Excellent for eating out of hand and also makes great pies and apple sauce.
identification: Medium to large, conic with some ribbing on the sides. The base skin colour is greenish yellow, heavily covered with wide, red stripes to about half the surface, sometimes less. No lenticels. There can be a bit of russet in the stem cavity. The skin tends to acquire a greasy feel in storage.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish and tender. Very juicy, sweet and and just a touch of tartness. Once cut, it resists browning.
origins: Developed by K.O. Lapins from a cross of Golden Delicious with pollen from NJ 38-1049 at Rutgers University in New Jersey (U.S.A.) in 1966 the seed resulting from the cross was and planted at the Summerland Research Station (now called the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre) in Summerland, British Columbia (Canada) in 1967. Selected by W.D. Lane and H. Schmidt for additional testing as 8M-15-10 in 1976. Released as "Creston" in 1997.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading tree. Tends to bear every other year. Responds best to very light thinning.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in storage, up to five months in commercial coolers. The surface takes on a greasy feels on storage.
vulnerabilities: Slightly susceptible to brown rot. Prone to powdery mildew.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the fifth period, sometimes late in the fourth. Fruit should be picked over a three week period for the best quality.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Triploid. Produces little or no viable pollen for itself or other apple trees.
cold storage weeks: 8
brix: 14
harvest period: 5
hardiness: 5
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