Great Expectations

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from Ireland. It was described in 1951. Fruits become very greasy. Flesh is firm and crisp and has a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
red sport of Cox x Egremont Russet

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat ^b

Ground Colour
red ^b

Russet Type
present ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1967 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Great Expectations

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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