South Park

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1940 by W. Barkway, gardener at South Park, Penshurst, Kent. Fruits have crisp, cream tinged green flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Winter Queening

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Conical ²

Height
51.00 mm ²

Width
57.00 mm ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1950 - 064   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
South Park

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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