Amber

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised before 1936 at Chelmsford, Essex by W. Seabrook and Sons. Fruits have tender, firm, yellowish-white flesh.

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

Fruit Size
small ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular to conic, convex ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
slight orange flush ^b

Russet Type
some russet ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough, fairly tender ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Accession No.
2001 - 025   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Amber

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
absent ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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