Widdup
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in New Zealand. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1961. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Widdup
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register