Jefferis
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in about 1830 with Isaac Jefferies, Newlintownship, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA and named by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a subacid to slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Everbearing, Grantham, Jefferies, Jeffries, Jeffris
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
52.50 mm 2
Width
68.00 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked/mottled 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Jefferis
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register