Box Apple

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1955. From Cornwall, England.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
44-52 mm ^b

Fruit Width
59-69 mm ^b

Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
slight pale orange flush ^b

Russet Type
a little russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
soft ^b

Flavour
sweet to subacid ^b

Accession No.
1955 - 077   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955 from Cornwall, England. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a sweet to subacid flavour.

Accession name
Box Apple

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
52.56 mm ^a

Width
67.28 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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