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S.T. Wright
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by J. Allgrove when employed by Veitch's nurseries. First recorded in 1913, in which year it received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Peasgood's Nonsuch x Bismarck
- Shape
- Globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 76.00mm 2
- Width
- 99.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Pink 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1926 - 034
- Accession name
- S.T. Wright
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid September 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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