Eynsham Challenger

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1935 by F.W. Wastie, Eynsham, Oxford. Fruits have rather coarse flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x Lord Derby

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
72-82 mm ^b

Fruit Width
86-93 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
faint orange flush and red streaks ^b

Russet Type
dotted, traces of thin russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, slightly greasy, thin, tender ^b

Flesh Texture
rather coarse ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1960 - 042   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Eynsham Challenger

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Height
90.58 mm ^a

Width
99.78 mm ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
strong-very strong ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register