Arthur Turner
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Charles Turner at Slough, Bucks., and introduced by him in 1915. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1912 as 'Turner's Prolific'. It was renamed in 1913. A large cooking apple with somewhat tough skin. Well known for its particularly attractive blossom, for which it received an Award of Garden Merit in 1945.
Synonyms:
Turner's Prolific
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Tredomen)
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
72.50 mm 2
Width
83.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Arthur Turner (LA 71A)
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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