Green Purnell
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Worcestershire. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1945 but is believed to be much older. Fruits have fine, creamy white flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic to conic, convex to straight b
Fruit Height
58-73 mm b
Fruit Width
71-81 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
sometimes dull orange-red flush faintly striped b
Russet Type
scattered stellate dots, traces of rough russet extending from cavity b
Flesh Colour
creamy white b
Skin Texture
greasy, thin, tender b
Flesh Texture
fine b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Accession name
Green Purnell
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
73.78 mm a
Width
86.45 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register