Montfort

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1928 at Woodford Green, Essex. Fruits have firm, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
57.00 mm ^b

Width
69.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 480   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Montfort

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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