William Crump
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Carless, foreman at Rowe's Nurseries, Worcester and introduced by them. Received an Award of Merit in 1908 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and rich, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Worcester Pearmain
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Conical b
Height
57.00 mm b
Width
70.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
William Crump
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register