Irish Peach
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Ireland, possibly in Sligo. It was introduced to England in 1820. Fruits have white, moderately firm, juicy flesh with a good aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Early apple, Early Crofton, Irischer Pfirschapfel, Irischer Pfirschenapfel, Irischer Pfirsich Apfel, Irischer Pfirsichapfel, Irish Peach Apple, Irlandi scher Pfirsich, Irlandischer Pfirsich Apfel, Irlandskoe persikovoe, Irlandskt Persikapple, Irlandskt Persikeapple, Irlandsktpersikapple, Irsk Ferskenacble, Peach Apple, Peche d'Irelande, Peche d'Irlande, Persikeapple
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Father to:
- Balder
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 47.50mm 2
- Width
- 57.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- very fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
2000 - 051
- Accession name
- Irish Peach
- Flowering time ›››
- 29th April10% flowering
5th MayFull (80%) flowering 12th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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