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Oxford Conquest
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1927 at Eynsham, Oxford by F.W. Wastie. Fruits have rather tough flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Blenheim Orange x Court Pendu Plat
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 60.00mm 2
- Width
- 72.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1945 - 059
- Accession name
- Oxford Conquest
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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