Apple
Discovered by Baylor Hartland in Cork, Ireland in about 1890. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1910. Fruits are firm, sweet with little juice. Flavour is slightly aromatic.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name 'Almey'
Flowering time 5th May 10% flowering 10th May Full (80%) flowering17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time late september 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register