Washington Strawberry
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised on the farm of Job Whipple at Union Springs, Washington County, New York, USA. First exhibited in 1849. Fruits have rather soft, coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a little sweet and very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Fraise de Washington, Juniata, Washington, Washington County Seedling, Washington of Maine
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
67.00 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Washington Strawberry
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register