Smiler

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Clandon, Surrey by A. Simmonds. Recorded in 1934. Fruits have firm, moderately crisp, fine, white tinged green flesh with a moderately sweet, slightly acid, slightly bitter flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
65.50 mm ^b

Width
69.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
absent ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Russet
low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
medium ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1935 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Smiler

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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