Catherine

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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

Accession No.
1977 - 095   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1977 from East Suffolk. Cooks fairly well.

Accession name
Catherine (M27)

Flowering time
18th May 10% flowering
23rd May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
59.25 mm ^a

Width
75.93 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.