Dockney

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)

Size
medium ²

Type
Culinary ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
51.00 mm ²

Width
64.00 mm ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
firm ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1949 - 205   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Ireland. Fruits have firm flesh with a slightly bitter flavour.

Accession name
Dockney

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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