Webster
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1912 by R. Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Introduced in 1938. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish white flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Ben Davies X Jonathan x Ben Davies X Jonathan
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
70-80 mm b
Fruit Width
82-91 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
broad orange and red stripes b
Russet Type
russet at base b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
very greasy b
Flesh Texture
soft, coarse b
Flavour
slightly acid b
Accession name
Webster
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
79.98 mm a
Width
94.72 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Greenish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register