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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Received 1950. Origin: Received from New Zealand.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic, convex
Fruit width
51-57 mm
Over colour
mottled orange-red flush and red streaks
Russet type
some russet on base
Flesh colour
greenish white
Fruit height
42-48 mm
Flesh texture
firm, fine
Ground colour
yellowish green
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Flat globose
Crunch
crisp
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Juiciness
dry-medium
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
medium-high
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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