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Cooper's Seedling

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated from Kent. Known to have been in existence in 1946. Fruits have rather soft flesh.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
27th April (10%) · 30th April (full) · 9th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Fruit size
large
Fruit shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex
Over colour
occasional red flush
Russet type
russet in cavity
Flesh texture
soft
Ground colour
yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Culinary
Crown
strong
Shape
Globose conical
Width
90.95 mm
Height
82.80 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
soft-medium
Juiciness
dry-medium
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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