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John Divers

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1905 possibly by nurseryman W.H. Divers, Surbiton, Surrey. Fruits have firm, fine, fairly tender flesh with a somewhat acid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
76.00 mm
Height
58.50 mm
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Greenish
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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