Underleaf (4)

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Underleaf

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1967 - 092   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967 from Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol. Fruits have a sweet, Blenheim type flavour.

Accession name
Underleaf

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
66.67 mm ^a

Width
75.66 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.