Eynsham Dumpling
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by F.W.Wastie, Eynsham, Oxford. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960. Fruits have firm flesh with a rather acid and a little rich flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x Sandringham
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
54-60 mm b
Fruit Width
63-71 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Russet Type
extensive solid and patchy russet b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, green veined b
Skin Texture
thick, tough b
Flesh Texture
firm, fine b
Flavour
rather acid a little rich b
Accession name
Eynsham Dumpling
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
78.53 mm a
Width
93.97 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low-medium a
Greasiness
Weak a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register