Alastair Cannon-White
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Mrs Margaret Cannon-White, Woking, Surrey. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a slightly rich flavour.
Accession name
Alastair Cannon-White
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register