Old Fred

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Eynsham, Oxford by F.W. Wastie. Exhibited in 1944. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Allington Pippin x Court Pendu Plat

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
44.00 mm 2

Width
63.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1945 - 055   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Old Fred

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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