Collins
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Synonyms:
Apple of Commerce, Champion, Champion Red, Collins Red, Collins' Red, Commerce, Commercio, Coss Champion, Coss's Champion, Pomme du Commerce, Torgovoe
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Blaze
Father to:
Skinlite
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, hard flesh with an astringent flavour.
Accession name
Collins
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
59.62 mm 1
Width
67.48 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
firm-very firm 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register