Maidstone Favourite
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit in 1913 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a pleasant distinctive flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Alexander x Beauty of Bath
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
48.50 mm b
Width
54.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Maidstone Favourite
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register