Peck's Pleasant

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in Rhode Island, USA. Recorded in 1832. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Dutch Greening, Peck, Peck Pleasant, Waltz Apple, Watts Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat 2

Height
55.00 mm 2

Width
70.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
very low 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
2000 - 076   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Peck's Pleasant

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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