Alice

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1943 at Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute, Sweden. Introduced in 1962. Fruits are crisp and juicy but with little flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ingrid Marie x Unknown

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat globose ²

Ground Colour
Yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1968 - 034   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Alice

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register