White Quarrenden

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Exhibited by Veitch, Exeter, Devon. Recorded in 1831. Fruits have soft, sweetish flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1979 - 124   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
White Quarrenden

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ¹

Size
medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat ¹

Ribbing
medium ¹

Crown
medium-strong ¹

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ¹

Over Colour
Red ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush ¹

Russet
low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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