Eustis

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the late 1600s with Benjamin Smith at Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ben, Ben Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Accession No.
1952 - 121   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Eustis

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
69.36 mm ^a

Width
73.40 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register