Polly

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ²

Type
Culinary / Dessert ²

Shape
Broad globose conical ²

Height
49.00 mm ²

Width
58.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
soft ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1954 - 026   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1954 from Cornwall, England. Fruits have soft, white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Polly

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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