Polly Prosser

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1946 by J.H. Cooper, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have firm, coarse, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, subacid, rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Duke of Devonshire

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
62.00 mm ^b

Width
75.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Greasiness
Weak ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1961 - 058   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Polly Prosser

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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