Old Fred

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Eynsham, Oxford by F.W. Wastie. Exhibited in 1944. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Allington Pippin x Court Pendu Plat

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
44.00 mm ^b

Width
63.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1945 - 055   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Old Fred

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register