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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Described 1926 approx. Origin: Received from South Africa but not thought to be of South African origin.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet, subacid
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
tall to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, straight to convex
Fruit width
59-78 mm
Over colour
occasional pinkish flush
Russet type
russet dots and netting
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Fruit height
57-76 mm
Flesh texture
firm, tender, somewhat coarse
Ground colour
yellow to greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Broad globose conical
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Juiciness
juicy
Over colour
n/a
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
n/a

Source · National Fruit Collection

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