Edmund Jupp

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated near Horsham, Sussex. It was first recorded in 1862. Fruits have tender flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to small ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, conic, convex ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
sometimes slightly tinged orange ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, dotted ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, thin, tender ^b

Flesh Texture
tender ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Edmund Jupp

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
51.48 mm ^a

Width
63.86 mm ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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