Prince Nicolas

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1949. Origin: Received from Switzerland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
57.00 mm ^b

Width
63.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 113   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Switzerland. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Prince Nicolas

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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