Scilly Pearl
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1924. Origin: Received from Isles of Scilly.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
50.00 mm b
Width
55.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Strong b
Firmness
soft b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1924 from the Isles of Scilly. Fruits have soft, tender, crisp, white flesh with a sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Scilly Pearl
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register