Acme

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1944 at Boreham, Essex by W. Seabrook & Sons Ltd. Fruits have firm, cream flesh with a slightly perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain X Rival x Cox's Orange Pippin

Size
large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
62.00 mm ^b

Width
72.00 mm ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Pink ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1956 - 013   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Acme

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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