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Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised at Welford Park, Berkshire, England. Recorded in 1897. Fruits have soft, tender, whitish flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
64.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
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Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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