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Happisburgh
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Name updated to 'Happisburgh' (April 2019) to be correct for the reported town of origin and as listed at the time of accession (was later changed in NFC listings and listed as 'Hapsburg' by Smith, 1971)
- Synonyms:
- Hapsburg
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 48.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1948 - 746
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from East Malling Research Station. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Accession name
- Hapsburg
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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