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Lady's Finger of Offaly
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Ireland. It was described in 1851. Fruits have softish flesh with some flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Lady's Finger (of Offaly and Monaghan)
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Narrow conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 64.00mm 2
- Width
- 51.00mm 2
- Ground Colour
- Green 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1950 - 080
- Accession name
- Lady's Finger of Offaly
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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