Davey
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1928 by S. Lothrop Davenport in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA. Introduced in 1950. Fruits have firm, slightly coarse flesh with a slightly sweet and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
55.50 mm 2
Width
67.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish green 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Davey (USA)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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