Topaz

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

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

Accession No.
1948 - 737   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from East Malling Research Station, Kent. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish cream flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Topaz

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Oblong ¹

Ribbing
weak-medium ¹

Crown
medium ¹

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Russet
very low ¹

Greasiness
Medium ¹

Crunch
crisp ¹

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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