Scotch Dumpling

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1949 - 276   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Scotland. Fruits have fine, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Scotch Dumpling

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
70.14 mm 1

Width
85.42 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Brown 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft-medium 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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