Clydeside

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. Origin: Received from Ayr, Scotland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
56.00 mm ^b

Width
75.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
medium-coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 030   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Ayr, Scotland. Fruits have soft, slightly mealy, acid flesh.

Accession name
Clydeside

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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