Widdup
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in New Zealand. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1961. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
50-66 mm b
Fruit Width
62-80 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
brownish to orange-red flush, carmine streaks b
Russet Type
a few russet patches and dots, russet at base b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
smooth, tough b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine, crisp b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Accession name
Widdup
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
very weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register