Admiral

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Upton, Norfolk by A.K. Watson in about 1921. Introduced by Watson in about 1937. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Togo of Upton

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

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat globose ²

Height
60.00 mm ²

Width
70.00 mm ²

Ribbing
absent ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Russet
low ²

Firmness
soft ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1951 - 148   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Admiral

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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