Storey's Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1927 by R.O.C. Storey, Northolt Park, Middlesex, England. Fruits have somewhat soft, white flesh with a sweet and slightly subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Newtown Pippin x Unknown
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
67.00 mm 2
Width
73.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Firmness
soft-medium 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Storey's Seedling
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register