Collins

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Apple of Commerce, Champion, Champion Red, Collins Red, Collins' Red, Commerce, Commercio, Coss Champion, Coss's Champion, Pomme du Commerce, Torgovoe

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Blaze

Father to:
Skinlite

Accession No.
1947 - 136   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, hard flesh with an astringent flavour.

Accession name
Collins

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
59.62 mm 1

Width
67.48 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm-very firm 1

Juiciness
dry-medium 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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