Joyce
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, coarse, white flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Lowland Raspberry
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
60.50 mm 2
Width
67.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Joyce
Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register