Minier's Dumpling (Tan)

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1993 - 016   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1986 from J. Tann, a fruit grower in Essex. Cooks well.

Accession name
Minier's Dumpling (Tan)

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Height
66.60 mm 1

Width
85.68 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush 1

Russet
low-medium 1

Flesh Colour
Greenish 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register