Stoke Allow

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1950. Origin: Received from Somerset.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, sometimes flat or tall, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex, sometimes straight ^b

Fruit Height
56-71 mm ^b

Fruit Width
69-81 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed and stippled reddish orange with carmine streaks ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and netting ^b

Skin Texture
somewhat rough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 042   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Somerset. Fruits have firm flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Stoke Allow

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
57.67 mm ^a

Width
67.86 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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