Perrine York
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Tetraploid. A clone of York Imperial. Found by D.B. Perrine, Centralia, Illinois, USA. Fruits have firm, crisp, moderately tender flesh with a subacid to sweetish, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Perrine York
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register