Henry Clay

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the USA. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, often assymetric ^b

Fruit Height
51-58 mm ^b

Fruit Width
63-69 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
green ^b

Over Colour
flushed pinkish orange ^b

Russet Type
russet dots and occasional patches ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft ^b

Flavour
slightly acid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Henry Clay

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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