Diamond Jubilee
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1889 by Mr Thomas, Rainham, Kent. It received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1901. Fruits have fine, firm, crisp flesh with a subacid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Height
73.00 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Diamond Jubilee
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register