Barnack Orange
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1904 at Belvoir Castle, England by W. H. Divers. Fruits have firm, rather coarse-textured flesh, with a little juice and a good aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Barnack Beauty x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
63.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Barnack Orange
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register