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Winter Quarrenden
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the UK. Introduced by Pearson of Nottingham. Recorded in 1896. Fruits have crisp, tender, greenish yellow flesh with a slightly sweet and perfumed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Stubb's Seedling
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 50.50mm 2
- Width
- 69.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- high-very high 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
2000 - 100
- Accession name
- Winter Quarrenden
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
15th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019