Porter
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1800 by Rev. Samuel Porter, Sherburne, Massachusetts, USA. Fruits have fine, crisp, tender, yellow flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Jenning's, Jennings, Porter's, Yellow Summer Pearmain
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
variable, usually large b
Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic, convex b
Ribbing
sometimes ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
bright yellow b
Over Colour
faintly flushed and striped red b
Russet Type
dotted b
Flesh Colour
yellow b
Flesh Texture
fine, crisp, tender b
Flavour
subacid, aromatic b
Accession name
Porter
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Ellipsoid a
Height
68.82 mm a
Width
67.26 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium-strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register