Eustis

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the late 1600s with Benjamin Smith at Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Ben, Ben Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
firm 2

Accession No.
1952 - 121   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Eustis

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
69.36 mm 1

Width
73.40 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low-medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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