Kansas Queen

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Nouvelle Europe

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1973 - 251   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1973 from France. Fruits have crisp, juicy, white flesh with a vinous flavour.

Accession name
Kansas Queen

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
56.67 mm ^a

Width
62.40 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.