Peggy's Pride

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Eynsham, Oxford by F.W. Wastie. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1944. Fruits are crisp and juicy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Allington Pippin x Golden Spire

Accession No.
1945 - 054   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Peggy's Pride

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong 1

Height
68.26 mm 1

Width
71.86 mm 1

Ribbing
weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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