Topaz

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Accession No.
1948 - 737   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from East Malling Research Station, Kent. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish cream flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Topaz

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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