Jester
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Raised in 1966 by Dr F.H. Alston, East Malling Research Station, Kent. Introduced in 1981. Fruits are crisp and juicy with good texture and flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 12th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- very weak
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 79.16 mm
- Height
- 70.65 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Firmness
- soft-medium
- Juiciness
- juicy-very juicy
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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