Fairie Queen
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with R. Staward, Ware Park Gardens, Hertfordshire. It was first recorded in 1937. Fruits have tender flesh with a sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
54.00 mm b
Width
67.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Brown b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Fairie Queen
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register