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Ballyfatten
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Northern Ireland. First recorded in 1802. Fruits have firm, white flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Bally Fatten
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1949 - 222
- Accession name
- Ballyfatten
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
17th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 55.34 mm 1
- Width
- 69.85 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low-medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- mottled/washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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