Joyce

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1898 at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, coarse, white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Lowland Raspberry

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
60.50 mm ²

Width
67.00 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Firmness
soft ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1925 - 016   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Joyce

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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