Bramshott Rectory
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the garden of Bramshott Rectory, Liphook, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in about 1938. Fruits have crisp, rather coarse flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
55.50 mm 2
Width
69.50 mm 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Whitish green 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Bramshott Rectory
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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