Joyce

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1898 at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, coarse, white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Lowland Raspberry

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Oblong ^b

Height
60.50 mm ^b

Width
67.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1925 - 016   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Joyce

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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