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Richardson (Ireland)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Grafts were taken in about 1900 and brought to England in 1930 from Bessborough, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland by T.E. Tomalin, from the orchard of Richardson. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1931 - 011
- Accession name
- Richardson (Ireland)
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late September 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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