Red Benoni
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured clone of Benoni. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1969 from the Netherlands. Fruits have tender, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant, moderately aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Benoni
Accession name
Red Benoni
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
Size
small a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
absent a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.