Stonecrop
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Ottawa Experimental Farm, Canada. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927. Fruits have firm, crisp, tender, fine flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Stone x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Height
66.00 mm b
Width
60.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Stonecrop
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register