Nanny

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in Surrey, England. Recorded in 1842. Fruits have fairly firm, rather dry, cream flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Nancy, September Beauty

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
69.00 mm ^b

Width
76.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Juiciness
dry ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1924 - 009   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Nanny

Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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