Royal Snow
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
53.50 mm 2
Width
70.50 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
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 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register