Red Benoni
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Benoni. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1969 from the Netherlands. Fruits have tender, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant, moderately aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Benoni
Accession name
Red Benoni
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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