Scilly Pearl
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
50.00 mm 2
Width
55.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
soft 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1924 from the Isles of Scilly. Fruits have soft, tender, crisp, white flesh with a sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Scilly Pearl
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register