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.

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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

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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