Jennifer Wastie
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by F.W. Wastie at Eynsham, Oxford. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1945. Fruits have firm, chewy flesh with a sweetish flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ribston Pippin x Barnack Beauty
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Jennifer Wastie
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register