Francis (Thorrington)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in Essex by F.W. Thorrington. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1925. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp flesh with a very sweet and aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Francis
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
48.50 mm 2
Width
55.50 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Dark Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Francis (Thorrington)
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register