Lawyer Nutmeg

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated with David Lawyer, Plains, Montana, U.S.A. Fruits have a rich and definate nutmeg spice flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Wismer's Dessert x Apple Crab'

Accession No.
1975 - 013   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lawyer Nutmeg

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crumbly 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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