Monarch
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1888. Introduced in 1918 by Seabrook Nurseries, Chelmsford, Essex. Fruits have rather soft, somewhat coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Bruises very easily.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Peasgood's Nonsuch x Dumelow's Seedling
Size
large b
Type
Culinary b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
62.50 mm b
Width
77.50 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Pink b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Weak b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Monarch
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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