Mareda

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1926 at Scutes Farm near Hastings by A. C. Nash. Fruits have rather soft, creamy white tinged green flesh with a sweetish flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Winesap x Unknown

Size
medium b

Type
Dessert b

Shape
Conical b

Height
63.00 mm b

Width
66.00 mm b

Ribbing
weak b

Ground Colour
Green yellow b

Over Colour
Red b

Firmness
soft b

Flesh Colour
Cream b

Accession No.
1945 - 036   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Mareda

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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