John Waterer

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Introduced in 1920 by Waterer Sons & Crisp, Twyford, Berkshire. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, tender flesh with a subacid and insipid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
51.00 mm 2

Width
76.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
medium-firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Accession No.
1957 - 196   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
John Waterer

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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