Winter Gem

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1975 by Mr Hugh Ermen, Faversham, Kent. Introduced in 1993 by Frank P. Matthews Ltd., Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a good, rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)

Accession No.
1999 - 067   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Winter Gem

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
early october ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.