Prinses Irene

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1935 at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Introduced in 1955. Fruits have crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Jonathan x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
54.00 mm 2

Width
58.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak-medium 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
very low 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1955 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Prinses Irene

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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