Yorkshire Aromatic

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1949. Origin: Received from Scotland.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate or flat, truncate-conic, rectangular or conic ^b

Fruit Height
51-62 mm ^b

Fruit Width
59-74 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale green ^b

Over Colour
slight yellow flush ^b

Russet Type
russet on base, russet dots and netting ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, slightly greasy, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 282   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Scotland. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Yorkshire Aromatic

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
58.77 mm ^a

Width
70.83 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low-medium ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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