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Dekker's Glory

syn. Dekker's Glorie, Roem van Dekker

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

The origin of this variety is unknown. Fruits have soft, creamy white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
14th May (10%) · 19th May (full) · 26th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet
Ribbing
prominent ribs at eye, indistinct on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
intermediate, truncate-conic to conic, convex to straight
Fruit width
51-60 mm
Over colour
more or less entirely flushed orange and deep red with stripes
Russet type
occasional russet
Flesh colour
creamy white
Fruit height
51-57 mm
Flesh texture
soft
Ground colour
yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
strong
Shape
Globose conical
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
soft
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
very high
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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