Sheep's Nose (3)

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the UK. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951. Fruits have hard, dry, yellowish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular to conic, concave ^b

Fruit Height
64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
67 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed base to apex, extra ribs at apex ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
scarlet dots and stripes ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white ^b

Skin Texture
uneven surface ^b

Flesh Texture
hard, dry ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 003   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sheep's Nose

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
strong-very strong ^a

Crown
strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

Juiciness
dry ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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