Storey's Seedling

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1927 by R.O.C. Storey, Northolt Park, Middlesex, England. Fruits have somewhat soft, white flesh with a sweet and slightly subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Newtown Pippin x Unknown

Size
large b

Type
Dessert b

Shape
Truncate conical b

Height
67.00 mm b

Width
73.00 mm b

Ribbing
weak b

Ground Colour
Green yellow b

Over Colour
Orange b

Firmness
soft-medium b

Flesh Colour
White b

Accession No.
1945 - 001   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Storey's Seedling

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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