Scotch Dumpling

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1949. Origin: Received from Scotland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, sometimes flat, conic to truncate-conic, convex, asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
60-73 mm ^b

Fruit Width
70-85 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye, broadly ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
slightly flushed pinkish orange ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 276   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Scotland. Fruits have fine, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Scotch Dumpling

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
70.14 mm ^a

Width
85.42 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Brown ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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