Excelsior

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by W. Seabrook & Sons, Chelmsford, Essex and introduced by them in 1921. Fruits have soft flesh with a slightly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
76.50 mm ^b

Width
84.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1924 - 017   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Excelsior

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register