Peck's Pleasant

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in Rhode Island, USA. Recorded in 1832. Fruits have crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Dutch Greening, Peck, Peck Pleasant, Waltz Apple, Watts Apple

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
55.00 mm ^b

Width
70.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
2000 - 076   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Peck's Pleasant

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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