Jamba 69

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1954 by Dr E. Loewel, Jork, Hamburg, Germany. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a reasonable flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Melba x James Grieve

Accession No.
1968 - 068   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Jamba 69

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Height
67.19 mm 1

Width
78.71 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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