Stonehenge
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Ottawa Experimental Farm, Canada. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured flesh with a sweet and slightly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Stone x Unknown
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
73.00 mm b
Width
76.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Stonehenge
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register