Chorister Boy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found in a garden in Wiltshire. First recorded in 1890. Introduced by Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury. Fruits are soft, juicy and slightly acid with very little flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Chorister Boy
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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