Sampion

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Prague University, Czechoslovakia. Fruits are sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1974 - 207   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sampion

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid october 1

Accession No.
1994 - 056     cancel

Accession name
Sampion

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Height
59.45 mm 1

Width
71.96 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Juiciness
dry 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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