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Greensleeves

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1966 by Dr Alston, East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. A prolific and precocious variety. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a mild, refreshing flavour.

Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
22nd April (10%) · 25th April (full) · 4th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Globose
Width
74.34 mm
Height
64.68 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Juiciness
dry
Over colour
n/a
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
n/a

Source · National Fruit Collection

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