Millicent Barnes
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1903 by N.F. Barnes at Eaton Gardens, Chester, England. Introduced by Clibrans. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, crisp, juicy flesh which is slightly acid and lacking flavour.
Synonyms:
Millicent
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Gascoyne's Scarlet x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
67.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Millicent Barnes
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register