Exeter Cross
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1924 by G.T. Spinks at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol. It was named in 1953. Fruits have firm, crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet and refreshing flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain x Beauty of Bath
Accession name
Exeter Cross (LA 63A)
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register