King Cole
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by R.G. Cole at Lang Lang, Victoria, Australia. It was first exhibited in 1912. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Cole, R. G. Cole's Champion
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Dutch Mignonne
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
53-61 mm b
Fruit Width
54-63 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed and striped bright red b
Russet Type
occasional patches of russet b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
coarse, hard b
Flavour
slightly subacid b
Accession name
King Cole
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm-very firm a
Coarseness
coarse a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register