Stonecrop
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Ottawa Experimental Farm, Canada. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender, fine flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Stone x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Height
66.00 mm 2
Width
60.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Stonecrop
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register