Royal Snow
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1933. Origin: Received by NFT from Hampshire, England.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
53.50 mm b
Width
70.50 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Red b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1933 from Hampshire, England. Fruits have firm, tender, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Royal Snow
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register