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Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Triploid. Raised by C.S. Close at Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. It was selected in about 1925 and introduced in 1938. Fruits have soft flesh with little juice and a sweet but poor flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Conical 2

Height
72.50 mm 2

Width
75.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1952 - 012   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
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Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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