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John Divers
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1905 possibly by nurseryman W.H. Divers, Surbiton, Surrey. Fruits have firm, fine, fairly tender flesh with a somewhat acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Jenkinson's Seedling x Baumann's Reinette
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 58.50mm 2
- Width
- 76.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1932 - 005
- Accession name
- John Divers
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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