Proctor's Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Lancashire, England. Known in 1934. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Proctor's Seedling
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Height
44.66 mm 1
Width
58.71 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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