Sure Crop
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1905. Origin: Received from Cheshire.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
55.00 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Russet
low b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1905 from Cheshire. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, yellowish white flesh with a sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Sure Crop
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register