Eight Square

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Kill Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1950 - 079   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Ireland. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a slightly acid flavour.

Accession name
Eight Square

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Height
58.31 mm 1

Width
71.83 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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