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Paroquet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Charles Ross at Welford Park, Newbury, Berkshire. First recorded in 1897. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1899. Fruits have tender, yellowish flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Paraquet, Parroquet
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Peasgood's Nonsuch x Cox's Orange Pippin
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1949 - 189
- Accession name
- Paroquet
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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