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Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in U.S.A. It was recorded in 1897. Introduced by Shank and Clayton, USA. Fruits have soft, coarse, dry flesh with an insipid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Oblong 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 51.00mm 2
- Width
- 57.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- mottled 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Juiciness
- dry 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1914 - 021
- Accession name
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- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019