Sergeant Peggy

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1922 by F.W. Wastie at Eynsham, Oxford, England. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Blenheim Orange x Gloria Mundi

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, sometimes flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
61-75 mm ^b

Fruit Width
74-86 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
sometimes carmine flush and streaks ^b

Russet Type
small russet patches, sometimes russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1960 - 044   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sergeant Peggy

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
71.09 mm ^a

Width
81.29 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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