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Withington Fillbasket
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the UK. Recorded in 1883. Fruits have firm, crisp, pale yellow flesh with an acid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Withington Fill Basket
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 85.00mm 2
- Width
- 108.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- very low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1949 - 194
- Accession name
- Withington Fillbasket
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019