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 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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