Shinfield Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
65.00 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1944 from Reading University, Berkshire, England. Fruits have crisp, fine, white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Accession name
Shinfield Seedling
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register