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Rank Thorn
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- Rankthorne
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 66.00mm 2
- Width
- 79.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1951 - 228
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Westmorland, England. Fruits have rather soft, white flesh.
- Accession name
- Rank Thorn
- Flowering time ›››
- 11th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019