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 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Height
73.00 mm 2
Width
76.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Stonehenge
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
11th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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