Redstart

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in about 1950 in an Oxford garden. Fruits have sweet, juicy, softish flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1977 - 068   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Redstart

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Firmness
soft-medium 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register