Bossom
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Recorded 1831. From Cheshire, England. In existence 1872.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Conical b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Coarseness
fine b
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Received by the National Fruit Collection in 1991 from Rev. D. Johnson, Petworth, Sussex. Fruits have creamy yellow flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Accession name
Bossom (Johnson)
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
9th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
67.03 mm a
Width
75.78 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
low-medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register