Nanny

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in Surrey, England. Recorded in 1842. Fruits have fairly firm, rather dry, cream flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Nancy, September Beauty

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
69.00 mm 2

Width
76.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Juiciness
dry 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1924 - 009   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Nanny

Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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