Dougherty (apple)
Dougherty was an Australian cultivar of domesticated apple, which was grown mainly for export to the United Kingdom, from which a red colored mutation is marketed today as Red Dougherty. Dougherty produces medium-sized fruits at late season, skin background is greenish-yellow and flushed with some red. Flesh is yellowish with sweet flavour.[1]
Red Dougherty was discovered around 1930[2] in Twyford, New Zealand and soon got very popular because of its attractive colour.[3] It has a good resistance to many diseases and ripens at late season. Fruit is small to medium-sized, slightly ribbed and convex shaped. Has a lot of dull red flush with some russeting. Flesh is firm and fine textured, greenish white, spicy and very sweet.[2]
Red Doughtery is an ancestor of the Splendour apple.[2]