King Coffee
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Ffordd-fawr)
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Firmness
firm-very firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials from Worcester. It was described in 1934. Fruits have coarse, hard, greenish white flesh with a sweet, vinous flavour.
Accession name
King Coffee
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register