John Standish
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Believed to have been raised by John Standish at Ascot, Berkshire, England in about 1873. Introduced by Isaac House in 1921. It was Highly Commended by the RHS in 1921 and received an Award of Merit in 1922. Fruits have very firm, fine-textured juicy flesh which is moderately acid and refreshing.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 60.00 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 51.00 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- very weak
- Firmness
- firm-very firm
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- high-very high
- Over colour pattern
- striped
Source · National Fruit Collection
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