Catherine

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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

Accession No.
1977 - 095   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977 from East Suffolk. Cooks fairly well.

Accession name
Catherine (M27)

Flowering time
18th May 10% flowering
23rd May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Height
59.25 mm 1

Width
75.93 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
Greenish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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