Alastair Cannon-White
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Mrs Margaret Cannon-White, Woking, Surrey. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a slightly rich flavour.
Accession name
Alastair Cannon-White
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.