Quindell
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1934 by Ralph Banta in Green Forest, Arkansas, USA. Introduced in 1965. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a sweet flavour similar to Delicious.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Quindell
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
61.17 mm a
Width
63.58 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
strong-very strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.