Margil
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Europe. It was known in England before 1750. Fruits have firm, rather dry flesh with a sweet and rich aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Fail-me-Never, Gewurz Reinette, Gezuckerte Bisam Reinette, Gezuckerte Bisam-Reinette, Herefordshire Margil, Kleine Granat Reinette, Kleine Granat-Reinette, Margil Hook, Margile, Margill, Margille, Monymusk, Munche's Pippin, Munches Pippin, Muscadet, Muscat, Muscat Reinette, Muscat-Reinette, Muscate, Muscate-Reinette, Muscateller Reinette, Muscateller-Reinette, Muscaten Reinette, Muscaten-Reinette, Muscatin Reinette, Musckaten Reinette, Muskat Reinette, Muskat Rennet, Muskat-Reinette, Muskateller, Muskateller Reinette, Muskaten Reinette, Muskaten-Reinette, Muskatova Reneta, Muskirte Reinette, Muskotaly Renet, Musquee, Neue Muskat Reinette, Neue Muskat-Reinette, Never Fail, Never-Fail, Neverfail, Newer Fail, Reinette d'Hiver Musquee, Reinette d'Hiver Sucree, Reinette Douce de France, Reinette Douce et Jaune, Reinette Douce Musquee, Reinette Muscat, Reinette Muscaten, Reinette Musque, Reinette Musquee, Reinette Sucree, Renet Muscat, Renet Muscus, Renet Muskatmi, Renet muskatnyi, Renet Tamiios, Reneta Muskatova, Reneta Muszkatowa, Renetta Moscata, Renetta Muschiata, Small Ribston, Small Ribston Pippin, Small Ribstone, Sucree d'Hiver, White Margil
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Father to:
Saint Everard
Accession name
Margil
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
59.58 mm 1
Width
66.29 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Firmness
firm 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register