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 name
Richardson (Ireland)
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft-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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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