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Norfolk Royal

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

A chance seedling found in Wright's Nurseries, North Walsham, Norfolk, England in about 1908. It was introduced in 1928 and named in 1930. Fruits have moderately firm, crisp, very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early September
Flowering
9th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Truncate conical
Width
75.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
65.00 mm
Ribbing
very weak
Firmness
firm
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour pattern
streaked

Source · National Fruit Collection

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