Nancy Jackson

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in England. Described in 1875. Fruits have coarse, soft, greenish-white flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, conic to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
69 mm ^b

Fruit Width
88 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body and at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
mottled and striped bright red ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
coarse, soft ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1962 - 081   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Nancy Jackson

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
62.17 mm ^a

Width
74.41 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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