Curl Tail

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from Surrey, England. First recorded in 1872. Fruits have soft, coarse-textured, dry flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Curltail, Curltail Pippin

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ²

Type
Culinary / Dessert ²

Shape
Oblong ²

Height
69.50 mm ²

Width
76.00 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ²

Over Colour
n/a ²

Firmness
soft ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1941 - 017   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Curl Tail

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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