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 name
Margaret
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 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 (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
very low 1
Firmness
soft 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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