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Epicurean
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Epicure. It originated with G.A. Maclean, Kingston Bagpuize, Berkshire. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953. Fruits have moderately firm and juicy flesh with a refreshing flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Sport of Epicure
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
Accession No.
1953 - 057
- Accession name
- Epicurean
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019