Mollyanne

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1976 - 176   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1976 from E. Kennedy, Bournemouth, Dorset. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Accession name
Mollyanne

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Height
66.86 mm ^a

Width
77.38 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.