Early Julyan
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Scotland. It was known before 1800. Fruits have crisp flesh with an acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Early Julian, Early Julien, Early June, Fair Lady, Julian's Apfel, Julien, Julien Precoce, Leyden, Seigneur d'Orsay, Tam Montgomery, Tom Montgomery
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Size
medium 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
48.00 mm 2
Width
60.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Early Julyan
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register