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 No.
1974 - 264   fingerprint   check_circle

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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