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Priscilla
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Lafayette, Indiana, USA by three American Universities; Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois. Introduced in 1972. Its name was chosen to honour the wife of the president of Purdue University. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a perfumed flavour. Resistant to scab, mildew and fireblight.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1974 - 179
- Accession name
- Priscilla
- Flowering time ›››
- 12th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
23rd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- mid october 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019