Brown Crofton
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Received by NFT 1950. From Ireland. Lamb described 'old trees' exisiting in 1951.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 8th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Tree
- tip bearer
- Flavour
- somewhat acid
- Ribbing
- slightly ribbed on body
- Fruit size
- medium
- Fruit shape
- intermediate to flat, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 57 mm
- Over colour
- dark brownish flush and stripes
- Russet type
- network of coarse russet overall
- Flesh colour
- greenish white
- Fruit height
- 46 mm
- Skin texture
- rough
- Flesh texture
- crisp
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- absent
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 66.17 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 52.28 mm
- Russet
- medium-high
- Ribbing
- weak
- Juiciness
- dry
- Greasiness
- Weak
- Over colour
- Dark Red
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- low
- Over colour pattern
- mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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