Marston Scarlet Wonder
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A more highly coloured sport of Newton Wonder. Discovered in about 1909 by Mr Hughes, Marston, Herefordshire, England. Fruits have creamy white, rather coarse-textured flesh which is moderately juicy and subacid. Cooks very well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Sport of Newton Wonder
Accession name
Marston Scarlet Wonder
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register