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Monarch
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1888. Introduced in 1918 by Seabrook Nurseries, Chelmsford, Essex. Fruits have rather soft, somewhat coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Bruises very easily.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Peasgood's Nonsuch x Dumelow's Seedling
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 62.50mm 2
- Width
- 77.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- absent 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Pink 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1924 - 019
- Accession name
- Monarch
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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