Jefferis
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in about 1830 with Isaac Jefferies, Newlintownship, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA and named by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid to slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Everbearing, Grantham, Jefferies, Jeffries, Jeffris
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
52.50 mm b
Width
68.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked/mottled b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Strong b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Jefferis
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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