Prinses Irene
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1935 at the Horticultural Laboratory, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Introduced in 1955. Fruits have crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Jonathan x Cox's Orange Pippin
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
54.00 mm b
Width
58.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Prinses Irene
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register