William Peters
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Peters of Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Recorded in 1917 in which year it received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have soft, very tender, rather coarse, yellowish white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
62.50 mm 2
Width
73.50 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
William Peters
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register