Eros

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1947 by W.D. Seabrook at Boreham, Essex. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project

Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain x Charles Ross

Size
large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Height
57.50 mm ²

Width
78.50 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Russet
very low ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ²

Accession No.
1963 - 005   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Eros

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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