Martin's Kernel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Gloucestershire Orchard Trust collection (link to website)
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
54.00 mm 2
Width
60.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Juiciness
dry 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953 from Gloucestershire, England but said to be old. Fruits have coarse, soft, dry white flesh with an insipid flavour.
Accession name
Martin's Kernel
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register