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Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Said to have originated at Hutton near Lancaster, England. It was described in 1851. Fruits have firm, crisp, white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
13th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 23rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
medium-strong
Shape
Broad globose conical
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Over colour
n/a
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
n/a

Source · National Fruit Collection

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