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Arthur W. Barnes

syn. A. W. Barnes

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1902 at Eaton Gardens, Chester, by N.F. Barnes, head gardener to the Duke of Westminster. Introduced in 1928 by Clibrans of Altrincham. Cooks well.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Broad globose conical
Width
73.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
59.50 mm
Ribbing
weak-medium
Coarseness
medium
Greasiness
Weak
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Greenish
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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