Winter Majetin

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Norfolk, England. Recorded in 1820. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Majetin, Yorkshire Beefing

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Accession No.
2000 - 099   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Winter Majetin

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
58.08 mm 1

Width
69.09 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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