Winston coloured sport
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A sport of Winston having a more solid deep red flush. Originated at the Horticultural Centre, Loughgall, Northern Ireland. First planted in 1952. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Winston sport
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain
Accession name
Winston sport
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Greenish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register