Apple tree `NJ 55`

Abstract

A new Apple Tree cultivar of the Golden Delicious type, producing fruit of excellent dessert quality and keeping ability, in refrigerated storage.

We claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Apple Tree cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the vigorous, medium upright growth habit of the tree, on standard rootstock, good crop production borne on short axillary branches, excellent keeping and dessert quality of the fruit, which is of medium coarse, flesh-texture, and large round-conic shape, with slight stem russetting, 0-40% blush.