Magdalene
syn. Magdalen, Saint Magdalene
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Found in about 1890 at Magdalen, Norfolk by H. Bridge. Introduced in 1924 by H. Goude. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, cream, slightly tinged green flesh with a sweet and slightly acid flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
Source · National Fruit Collection
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