Washington Strawberry
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised on the farm of Job Whipple at Union Springs, Washington County, New York, USA. First exhibited in 1849. Fruits have rather soft, coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a little sweet and very little flavour.
Synonyms:
Fraise de Washington, Juniata, Washington, Washington County Seedling, Washington of Maine
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary / Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
67.00 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Washington Strawberry
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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