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Oaken Pin (of Taylor)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in England. It was recorded in about 1876. Fruits have tender, yellowish tinged red flesh with a sweet flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1922 - 019
- Accession name
- Oaken Pin (of Taylor)
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Ellipsoid 1
- Height
- 64.04 mm 1
- Width
- 58.49 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- very low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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