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Surprise (Veitch)
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 64.00mm 2
- Width
- 76.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
2000 - 093
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1905. Fruits have rather loose-textured, tender, cream flesh with a sweetish flavour.
- Accession name
- Surprise (Veitch)
- Flowering time ›››
- 10th May10% flowering
15th MayFull (80%) flowering
22nd May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019