Owen Thomas
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1897 by Laxton Brothers Ltd., at Bedford, England. Introduced in 1920. Fruits have rather soft, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Gladstone
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Owen Thomas
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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