Winter Majetin
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Norfolk, England. Recorded in 1820. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Majetin, Yorkshire Beefing
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession name
Winter Majetin
Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
58.08 mm 1
Width
69.09 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register