Millet

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1921 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1921 from Cornwall, England. Fruits have rather soft, creamy white flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Millet

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
57.43 mm 1

Width
67.16 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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