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 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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