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Prince Edward

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised at Sawbridgeworth, England by Rivers Nurseries. Introduced in 1897. Received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
4th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Broad globose conical
Width
64.50 mm
Height
55.50 mm
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
firm
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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