Jupiter
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Raised in 1966 at East Malling Research Station, Kent. It was introduced in 1981. Fruits are sweet and juicy with a good texture and Cox-like flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Starking
Accession name
Jupiter
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
70.93 mm a
Width
79.09 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.