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Ben Davis
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A coloured sport of Ben Davis. Received by the National Fruit Trials from Yugoslavia, via Scotland. It first fruited in Scotland in 1960. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh with little flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Baltimore Pippin, Baltimore Red, Baltimore Red Streak, Ben Devis, Carolina Red Cheek, Carolina Red Streak, Funkheuser, Funkhouser, Hutchinson's Pippin, Joc Allen, Joe Allen, Kentuck Pippin, Kentucky, Kentucky Pippin, Kentucky Red Streak, Kentucky Streak, New York Pippin, New-York Pippin, Pepin de NewYork, Red Pippin, Robinson's Streak, Tenan Red, Victoria Pippin, Victoria Red, Virginia Pippin
- Availability
- Not currently held in the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
- Mother to:
- Cortland
- Sports:
- Black David
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Coarseness
- medium-coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1967 - 061
- Accession name
- Ben Davis
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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