Red Geeveston Fanny

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

A more highly coloured clone of Geeveston Fanny. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Sport of Geeveston Fanny

Accession No.
1970 - 020   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Red Geeveston Fanny

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.