Thorpe's Peach
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1899 by Miss Goodwin at the nurseries of E.J. Thorpe, Brackley, Northamptonshire. Introduced in 1927. Fruits have firm, moderately crisp, fine, white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
70.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
medium 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Thorpe's Peach
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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