Pero Mingan

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1947 - 133   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France but thought to have originated in Spain. Fruits have soft, sweet flesh with little flavour.

Accession name
Pero Mingan

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

Size
large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Conical ¹

Ribbing
weak-medium ¹

Crown
weak-medium ¹

Ground Colour
Green yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ¹

Russet
very low ¹

Greasiness
Medium ¹

Firmness
soft-medium ¹

Flesh Colour
White ¹

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register