Warden

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1967 - 082   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967 from Scotland. Fruits have white, soft, juicy flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Warden

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Firmness
soft-medium 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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