Prinses Margriet

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1935 at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Introduced in 1955. Fruits have cream tinged green flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Jonathan x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
58.50 mm 2

Width
67.50 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Russet
low 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1955 - 002   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Prinses Margriet

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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