A.D.W. Atkins

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Mr A.D.W. Atkins, Exmouth, Devon in about 1971. Fruits retain a good flavour when cooked.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1988 - 021   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
A.D.W. Atkins

Flowering time
26th April 10% flowering
29th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
51.69 mm ^a

Width
71.02 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.