Tiffen

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the North West of England. Recorded in 1883. Fruits have somewhat soft, coarse, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

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

Fruit Height
47-64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-68 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
bright pinkish red flush, carmine streaks ^b

Russet Type
sometimes russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth ^b

Flesh Texture
somewhat soft and coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 230   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Tiffen

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
60.78 mm ^a

Width
73.28 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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