Topaz
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received by NFT 1936. From Essex, Chelmsford, Boreham, England. Raised by W. Seabrook & Sons Ltd. Subsequently withdrawn by Seabrook and discarded by NFT. Possibly in existence.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, conic, convex b
Fruit Height
51-57 mm b
Fruit Width
64 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body b
Ground Colour
pale yellow b
Over Colour
variable orange or bright scarlet flush, deeper stripes b
Russet Type
a little russet at base b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Skin Texture
rather greasy b
Flesh Texture
crisp b
Flavour
sweet b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from East Malling Research Station, Kent. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish cream flesh with a subacid flavour.
Accession name
Topaz
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Oblong a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register