Fletcher's Prolific

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Assumed to be of UK origin. It was first recorded in 1888. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a little subacid and sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Fletcher's Seedling

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
48.00 mm ^b

Width
60.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
absent ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1945 - 072   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Fletcher's Prolific

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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