Provisional fixture data
Arkansas Black
Firm, aromatic, tart
Tart-leaning, crisp, and dark red-skinned in the provisional set. Its scores place it against the other apples here, not against a measurement.
Provisional data
The scores, tasting note, keeping class, rarity, and use tags on this profile on this site are unsourced placeholders, not measurements or tested advice. Nothing here has been tasted, verified, or reviewed. Values may change or be replaced once research and editorial review land.
Sensory profile
(1 = low, 5 = high)
- Sweetness
- 2/5 (2 of 5, provisional)
- Tartness
- 4/5 (4 of 5, provisional)
- Crispness
- 5/5 (5 of 5, provisional)
- Juiciness
- 2/5 (2 of 5, provisional)
- Aroma
- 4/5 (4 of 5, provisional)
Flavor profile
The same five scores, charted
- Sweetness: 2 of 5, provisional
- Tartness: 4 of 5, provisional
- Crispness: 5 of 5, provisional
- Juiciness: 2 of 5, provisional
- Aroma: 4 of 5, provisional
These five numbers are illustrative 1-5 positions invented for this build. They are not measurements, not a tasting panel's result, and not published advice.
At a glance
- Keeping class
- Long keeper A relative class, not a storage time
- Rarity
- 5 of 5 1 is common, 5 is unusual
- Skin color
- Dark red
- Best for
- Pie
- Cheese
- Cider
Provisional use tags, not tested advice
Not yet sourced
Expected on a finished profile, left unset rather than invented. The cited history note below is limited context, not a full origin and parentage record, and cites nothing on this profile's fixture values.
- Regional harvest window
- Not yet sourced
- Actual storage duration
- Not yet sourced
- Nutrient amounts
- Not yet sourced
General guides: How to store apples, Apple nutrition
Cited history
Origin and parentage context
A heritage Arkansas apple associated with a tree first reported near Bentonville around 1870; its parentage is unconfirmed.
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas, Arkansas Black Apple, 2026-01-12.
- University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Home Fruit Production, accessed 2026-09-27.
These sources support only the history stated here. They do not source the provisional scores, tasting note, keeping class, rarity, or use tags on this profile.
