Admiral

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Upton, Norfolk by A.K. Watson in about 1921. Introduced by Watson in about 1937. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Togo of Upton

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
60.00 mm 2

Width
70.00 mm 2

Ribbing
absent 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1951 - 148   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Admiral

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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