Shinfield Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1944. Origin: Received from Reading University, Berkshire.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
65.00 mm ^b

Width
73.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1944 - 006   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1944 from Reading University, Berkshire, England. Fruits have crisp, fine, white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
Shinfield Seedling

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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