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Maclean's Favourite
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1820 by Dr Allan Maclean of Sudbury, England. Fruits have yellowish flesh with a sweet and rich flavour.
- Synonyms:
- M'Lean's Favourite, Maclean's Favorite, McLean's Favourite
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Accession No.
1950 - 085
- Accession name
- Maclean's Favourite
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 48.75 mm 1
- Width
- 62.02 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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