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Murfitt's Seedling

syn. Marfit's Seedling, Marfitt's Seedling, Murfitt's Apple

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in Cambridgeshire, England. Introduced in about 1883. Fruits have fine, crisp, white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
76.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
63.00 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
very weak
Coarseness
fine
Greasiness
Strong
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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