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Murfitt's Seedling
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Cambridgeshire, England. Introduced in about 1883. Fruits have fine, crisp, white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Marfit's Seedling, Marfitt's Seedling, Murfitt's Apple
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 63.00mm 2
- Width
- 76.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- very weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Strong 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1939 - 021
- Accession name
- Murfitt's Seedling
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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