Edmund Jupp
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated near Horsham, Sussex. It was first recorded in 1862. Fruits have tender flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Edmund Jupp
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
51.48 mm 1
Width
63.86 mm 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register