Prince George

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have been raised by W.H. Divers, Surrey, England. Fruits have firm, coarse, crisp, yellowish flesh with a very acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Lane's Prince Albert x Peasgood's Nonsuch

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
69.50 mm ^b

Width
90.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Greasiness
Medium ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1935 - 009   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Prince George

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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