Amber

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised before 1936 at Chelmsford, Essex by W. Seabrook and Sons. Fruits have tender, firm, yellowish-white flesh.

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

Accession No.
2001 - 025   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Amber

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat globose ¹

Ribbing
absent ¹

Crown
absent ¹

Ground Colour
Yellow ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ¹

Russet
low ¹

Juiciness
juicy ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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