Wayside
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1930 by Miss Cunningham at Cambridge. Fruits have white, tinged green flesh with a sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Parentage:
Charles Ross x Unknown
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
66.00 mm 2
Width
72.50 mm 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
medium 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Wayside
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register