Polly Prosser

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1946 by J.H. Cooper, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have firm, coarse, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, subacid, rich flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Duke of Devonshire

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
62.00 mm 2

Width
75.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Greasiness
Weak 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1961 - 058   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Polly Prosser

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

Picking time
Early October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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