Sir John Thornycroft
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Collister, gardener to Sir John Thornycroft, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Introduced in 1913 by Bunyard of Maidstone. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1911. Fruits have hard, tough, coarse flesh with a slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Sir John Thorneycroft
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Firmness
very firm 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Accession name
Sir John Thornycroft
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register