Victory (Carpenter)
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Byfleet, England by George Carpenter. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1923. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with an acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Bismarck x Blenheim Orange
Size
large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
64.00 mm 2
Width
76.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Victory (Carpenter)
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register