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Maypole

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1976 at East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits are excellent for crab apple jelly, cider and wine.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Accession No.
1987 - 043

  

Accession name
Maypole
Flowering time  ›››
22nd April10% flowering
25th AprilFull (80%) flowering
5th May90% petal fall
Picking time
mid september 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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