Summer Blenheim

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
51.00 mm 2

Width
64.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Accession No.
1949 - 077   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Wisley, Surrey. Fruits have firm to a little soft flesh with a sweet, rich flavour.

Accession name
Summer Blenheim

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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