Jennifer

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by F.W. Wastie at Eynsham, Oxford. Fruits have firm, chewy flesh with a sweetish flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Duchess's Favourite x Beauty of Bath

Size
small 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
35.50 mm 2

Width
45.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Greasiness
Medium 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1944 - 040   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Jennifer

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Accession No.
1945 - 053     cancel

Accession name
Jennifer

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
late september 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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