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Tommy Knight
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in St. Angus, Cornwall. Recorded in 1861. Fruits have hard, crisp flesh with a sweet flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Tom Knight
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1999 - 088
- Accession name
- Tommy Knight
- Flowering time ›››
- 30th April10% flowering
1st MayFull (80%) flowering
10th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Flat 1
- Height
- 45.21 mm 1
- Width
- 58.11 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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