Summer Blenheim

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1949. Origin: Received from Wisley, Surrey.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
51.00 mm ^b

Width
64.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 077   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Wisley, Surrey. Fruits have firm to a little soft flesh with a sweet, rich flavour.

Accession name
Summer Blenheim

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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