Brighton

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1928. Origin: Received from New Zealand.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, conic, concave to convex ^b

Fruit Height
52-64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
54-67 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
green ^b

Over Colour
sometimes pink flush or streaks ^b

Russet Type
a little netted russet, russet at cavity and basin ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
rough, thick, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
fine ^b

Flavour
sweet, rich, slightly subacid ^b

Accession No.
1951 - 242   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from New Zealand. Fruits have a sweet, rich, slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Brighton

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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