Comrade

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have been raised by George Carpenter, Byfleet, Surrey, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1932. Fruits have coarse, soft flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
67.00 mm ^b

Width
87.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
very weak ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 269   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Comrade

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register