Brookes's
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Shropshire, England. It was recorded in 1820. Fruits have a sweet, rich, aromatic flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Brookes, Brookes', Brookes's Apple, Bruks
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
- Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
- Shape
- Conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 51.00mm 2
- Width
- 51.00mm 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- mottled 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1948 - 039
- Accession name
- Brookes's
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering 18th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid September 1


- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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