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Benoni
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1830 on the farm of Mr Mason Richards, Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Introduced to England by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth. Fruits have tender, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant, moderately aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Fail me never, Fail-me-Never
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Sports:
- Red Benoni
Accession No.
1941 - 022
- Accession name
- Benoni
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- small 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019