Foulkes' Foremost

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by F. Foulkes, Headington, Oxford from seed sown in 1938. Fruits have rather soft flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
56.50 mm ^b

Width
70.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Russet
low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1964 - 036   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Foulkes' Foremost

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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