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Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in Ireland, possibly Ulster. It was known in 1837. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late August
Flowering
9th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
89.00 mm
Height
64.00 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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