Sussex Mother
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Sussex, England. Described in 1884. Fruits have soft, tender, greenish white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Sussex Mother
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
55.94 mm 1
Width
61.53 mm 1
Ribbing
medium-strong 1
Crown
medium-strong 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register