Porter
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1800 by Rev. Samuel Porter, Sherburne, Massachusetts, USA. Fruits have fine, crisp, tender, yellow flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Jenning's, Jennings, Porter's, Yellow Summer Pearmain
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Porter
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Ellipsoid 1
Height
68.82 mm 1
Width
67.26 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register