Apple tree named ‘SM102543’

Abstract

An apple tree named SM102543 notable for its attractive fruit, which exhibits an intense striped overcolor.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of apple tree named SM102543, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographs were obtained in 2022 at Quincy, Washington. The trees depicted are five years old.

(2) FIG. 1 shows a flower, flower buds and young leaves on a SM102543 apple tree;

(3) FIG. 2 shows leaves and fruit on a SM102543 apple tree; and,

(4) FIG. 3 shows whole and sectioned fruit from a SM102543 apple tree.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

(5) The following detailed botanical description is based on observations of five-year-old trees growing on M9-337 rootstock (not patented), made during the 2022 growing season near Parker, Washington. The described trees are bi-axial and grown on a V-trellis. All colors are described according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (2001). It should be understood that the characteristics described will vary somewhat depending upon cultural practices and climatic conditions, and can vary with location and season. Quantified measurements are expressed as an average of measurements taken from a number of individual plants of the new variety. The measurements of any individual plant, or any group of plants, of the new variety may vary from the stated average. Tree: Vigor.Semi-vigorous. Type.Columnar. Habit.Spreading. Spread of mature tree.About 0.9 m. Height.About 3.5 m. Bearing.Spurs and long shoots. Trunk diameter.6 cm at 30 cm above graft union. Bark texture.Semi-rough. Bark color.Brown N200D. Lenticel length.6 mm. Lenticel width.2 mm. Lenticel shape.Elongated. Lenticel color.Greyed-orange 165C. Lenticel density per cm.sup.2.5 to 6. Fruiting branches (1 m above graft union): Length.43 cm. Diameter.0.5 cm. Crotch angle.70?. Color.Brown N200D. Lenticel length.2 mm. Lenticel width.1 mm. Lenticel shape.Elongated. Lenticel color.White 155D. Lenticel density per 10 cm.sup.2.8 to 10. One-year-old shoot: Length.19 cm. Diameter.0.4 cm. Color.Brown 199A. Internode length.3 cm to 4 cm. Lenticel length.1 mm. Lenticel width.0.5 mm. Lenticel shape.Elongated. Lenticel color.White 155A. Lenticel density per 10 cm.sup.2.12 to 15. Flowers buds at pre-balloon stage (Apr. 21, 2022): Quantity per spur.6. Bud shape.Globose to ovate. Apex shape.Rounded. Length.1 cm. Diameter.0.6 cm. Color.Red-purple N57B. Flowers: Date of first bloom.April 25. Date of full bloom.April 28. Diameter of fully open flower.4 cm. Petals: Relative position of petal margins.Not touching. Quantity per flower.5. Length.2 cm. Width.1.3 cm. Petal shape.Ovate. Apex shape.Rounded. Base shape.Cuneate. Color.Upper surface white N155A with red-purple 58D venation; lower surface white N155A with red-purple 58D near apex. Petal texture.Upper and lower surfaces smooth. Petal margin.Entire. Pistil length.1 cm. Pistil color.Green 142C. Style length.9 mm. Style color.Green 142C. Stigma diameter.1 mm. Stigma color.Green 142C. Ovary length.5 mm. Ovary color.Green 143B. Stamen quantity.15. Filament length.6 mm. Filament color.White 155A. Anther length.2 mm. Anther width.1 mm. Anther color.Yellow 4D. Presence of pollen.Present, scarce. Pollen color.Yellow 4D. Pedicel: Length.2.5 cm. Diameter.1 mm. Color.Green 139D. Sepals: Quantity.5. Length.6 mm. Width.3 mm at base, tapering to a point. Shape.Lanceolate. Apex shape.Acute. Margin.Entire. Color.Upper surface Green 142C. Color.Lower surface Yellow-green 145C. Leaves: Length.10 cm. Width.6.5 cm. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acuminate. Base.Rounded, equilateral. Margin.Serrate. Venation.Reticulate. Color.Upper surface Green 137A. Color.Lower surface Yellow-green N148B. Color.Veins Yellow-green 151C. Attitude in relation to shoot.Downward. Petiole: Length.5 cm. Diameter.2 mm. Color.Yellow-green 151C. Fruit: Diameter.8 cm. Height.7.5 cm. Weight.Average 215 g. Shape.Globose. Position of maximum diameter.Equator. Ribbing.Absent. Crowning at calyx end.Present. Aperture of eye.Closed. Depth of eye basin.1.5 cm. Diameter of eye basin.2.5 cm. Stalk length.3 cm. Stalk diameter.4 mm. Stalk color.Yellow green 145A. Depth of stalk cavity.1 cm. Diameter of stalk cavity.1.5 cm. Bloom of skin.Absent. Greasiness of skin.Absent. Ground color of skin.Yellow 1D. Over color of skin.Red 53A and greyed-purple 187A stripes at stem end, fading to red 47B stripes at calyx end. Pattern of overcolor.Striped. Intensity of overcolor.Intense, especially near stem end. Amount of overcolor.90%+, concentrated on upper half of fruit. Lenticel shape.Round. Lenticel diameter.1 mm. Lenticel density.20 per square inch. Lenticel color.White 158A. Flesh color.White 155B. Flesh firmness.Firm, 11 kg/cm.sup.2. Flesh texture.Crunchy, crisp. Juiciness.Very juicy. Brix.15?. Seeds: Quantity per fruit.Few, usually 3 to 6. Length.7 mm. Width.4 mm. Shape.Ovate. Color.Greyed-orange 165A. Locule length.15 mm. Locule width.5 mm. Quantity of locules per fruit.6. Harvest date.Sep. 20, 2022, second pick about one week later (2022 harvest was two weeks later than typical harvest). Number of picks.Two. Harvest yield.9 kg to 11 kg from trees described; yield will vary substantially depending on multiple factors. Disease/pest resistance.None observed. Disease/pest susceptibility.None noted. Market use.Fresh, juice processing.