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Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised at Welford Park, Berkshire, England. Recorded in 1897. Fruits have soft, tender, whitish flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Conical b
Height
51.00 mm b
Width
64.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
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Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register