Margaret

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in England. It was recorded in 1665. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:

American Red Juneating, Cervene Marketove, d'Eve, Duverson's June, Early June, Early Margaret, Early Red, Early Red Jeneting, Early Red Jenetting, Early Red Juneating, Early Red Margaret, Early Striped Jeneting, Early Striped Jenetting, Early Striped Juneating, Eve, Eve Apple, Eve Apple (Irish), Eve Apple (of Ireland), Eve Apple of the Irish, Geneting, Herr's June, Joanneting, Johaneating, Johanecating, June, Juneating Red, Juneating Rouge, Juneting, Lammas, Maddalene, Madeleine Rouge, Magdalene, Margareten Apfel, Margaretha, Margaretha Apfel, Margaretha Apfel of the Germans, Margarita, Marget, Marget Apple, Marguerite, Marguerite Rouge Precoce, Maudlin, Mela Margarita Rossa, Mugdale, Owen's Golden Beauty, Passe-Pomme d'Ete, Piros Margitalma, Pomme d'Eve, Primiting, Red Early Margaret, Red Joaneting, Red Joanneting, Red June, Red June-eating, Red Juneating, Red Juneting, Red Margaret, Reinette Quarrendon, Roter Jacobs Apfel, Roter Margareten Apfel, Roter Margaretenapfel, Roter Morgareten, Rother Jacob's, Rother Jacob's Apfel, Sommer Traveller, Striped Early Jeneting, Striped Joaneting, Striped Joanneting, Striped Joannetting, Striped June, Striped Juneating, Striped Quarenden, Striped Quarendon, Striped Quarrenden, Striped Quarrendon, Striped Quatford, Summer Pippin, Summer Traveller, Virginia June, White Juneating

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.

1949 - 093

  

Accession name

Margaret

Flowering time  ›››

11th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
23rd May90% petal fall

Picking time

Early August ¹

Size

medium ¹

Shape

Globose ¹

Height

58.36 mm ¹

Width

64.04 mm ¹

Ribbing

weak-medium ¹

Crown

weak-medium ¹

Ground Colour

Whitish yellow ¹

Over Colour

Red ¹

Over Colour Amount

high ¹

Over Colour Pattern

striped ¹

Russet

very low ¹

Juiciness

dry ¹

Flesh Colour

Cream ¹

References:

1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register