Williams Favourite
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in about 1750 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. Brought to notice in 1830. Fruits have tender, greenish white flesh with a subacid, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Early, Early Red, Favorite, Favorite de William, Favourite Red, Fruher William, Lady's Apple, Liubimoe Villyama, Queen, Red, William's Early, William's Favorite, William's Favourite, William's Liebling, William's Red, Williams, Williams Early, Williams Early Red, Williams Favorit, Williams Favorite, Williams Favorite Red, Williams Favourite Red, Williams Liebling, Williams Red, Williams' Early, Williams' Early Red, Williams' Favorite, Williams' Favorite Red, Williams' Favourite, Williams' Favourite Red, Williams' Liebling, Williams' Red, Williams's Favorite, Williams's Favourite
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
52.50 mm 2
Width
56.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
low 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Williams Favourite
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register