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Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1953 - 141   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953 from New Zealand. Fruits have soft, fine, tender, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
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Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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