Maidstone Favourite
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent. It received an Award of Merit in 1913 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a pleasant distinctive flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Alexander x Beauty of Bath
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
48.50 mm 2
Width
54.00 mm 2
Ribbing
very weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Accession name
Maidstone Favourite
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register