Jamba 69

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1954 by Dr E. Loewel, Jork, Hamburg, Germany. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a reasonable flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Melba x James Grieve

Accession No.
1968 - 068   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Jamba 69

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
67.19 mm ^a

Width
78.71 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.