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Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Probably acquired by NFT (but no record of acquisition) 1900s (late in decade).

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 17th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
acid
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex
Fruit width
64-68 mm
Over colour
flushed light red
Russet type
some russet
Flesh colour
greenish white
Fruit height
48-50 mm
Skin texture
greasy
Flesh texture
medium firm, crisp
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Crown
weak
Shape
Flat
Width
71.90 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
52.88 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
medium
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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