Frogmore Prolific
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1865 by Mr Ingram at The Royal Gardens, Frogmore, Windsor, England. Fruits are soft, fine-textured, acid and a little juicy, with no particular flavour.
Synonyms:
Fertile de Frogmore, Frogmore, Frogmorske, Frogwore Prolifique, Fruchtbarer von Frogmore
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
70.00 mm b
Width
89.00 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Frogmore Prolific
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register