Devon Crimson Queen

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1953. Origin: Received from Launceston, Cornwall.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex, irregular ^b

Fruit Height
56-64 mm ^b

Fruit Width
66-83 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
almost entirely covered with bright deep red flush and stripes ^b

Russet Type
pale dots ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish white, tinged red ^b

Skin Texture
thin, tough, very greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1953 - 081   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953 from Launceston, Cornwall. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Devon Crimson Queen

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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