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Fairie Queen
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with R. Staward, Ware Park Gardens, Hertfordshire. It was first recorded in 1937. Fruits have tender flesh with a sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 54.00mm 2
- Width
- 67.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1944 - 018
- Accession name
- Fairie Queen
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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