Sussex Mother

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Sussex, England. Described in 1884. Fruits have soft, tender, greenish white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, truncate-conic t:o conic ^b

Fruit Height
56-69 mm ^b

Fruit Width
60-75 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
slight reddish orange flush ^b

Russet Type
thin russet patches, scaly russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, tender ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sussex Mother

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
55.94 mm ^a

Width
61.53 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium-strong ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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