Colwall Quoining
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England. Fruits have crisp, coarse flesh with a sweet subacid, nutty flavour.
Accession name
Colwall Quoining
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register