Pepin Shafrannyi
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Dessert. Raised in 1907 by I.V. Michurin at Michurinsk, Russia. Fruits are firm, crisp and juicy. Resistant to scab.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Orleans Reinette x Glogerovka X Kitaika/M.prunifolia
Mother to:
Krasnyi Shtandart
Accession No.
1975 - 006 fingerprint check_circle
Accession name
Pepin Shafrannyi (MM106)
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
52.79 mm 1
Width
55.93 mm 1
Ribbing
absent 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled/solid flush 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register