Sampion

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Prague University, Czechoslovakia. Fruits are sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1974 - 207   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sampion

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid october ^a

Accession No.
1994 - 056     cancel

Accession name
Sampion

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
59.45 mm ^a

Width
71.96 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.