Davey
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Discovered in 1928 by S. Lothrop Davenport in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA. Introduced in 1950. Fruits have firm, slightly coarse flesh with a slightly sweet and perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
55.50 mm b
Width
67.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish green b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
medium-coarse b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Davey (USA)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register