Inside, the apples have juicy, yellowish flesh with sweet, good flavour.
The tree can be a biennial bearer.
US Plant Patent Number 10,739.
Cooking Tips
Flesh resists browning when cut open.
Storage Hints
In storage, can soften and skin can get greasy.
History Notes
Creston Apples were developed from a cross between Golden Delicious with an apple referred to as “NJ 381049”, done by Agriculture Canada’s Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, British Columbia.
Sources
Brown, Susan and Kevin Maloney. Apple Cultivars: A Geneva Perspective. New York Fruit Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 2. 2002. Page 23.
C.R. Hamson, H.A. Quamme, R.M. MacDonald, W.D. Lane, K.O. Lapins. ‘SILKEN’, ‘CRESTON’ AND ‘CHINOOK’: THREE NEW APPLES FROM CANADA. 1999. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 538:711-714.
Farquharson, Vanessa. The invention of an apple: The Red Prince. Toronto: National Post: 20 February 2010.
Wilson, Ken. New Apple Cultivars: Creston. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs. 15 June 2001.
