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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Recorded 1888. From Sussex, Crawley, England. Raised by J. Cheal & Sons Ltd.. Catalogued 1955 approximately.

Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Flowering
27th April (10%) · 30th April (full) · 9th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
tall, rectangular
Over colour
scarlet flush and streaks
Skin texture
greasy
Flesh texture
very soft
Ground colour
orange-yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
strong
Shape
Flat globose
Width
77.89 mm
Height
63.83 mm
Russet
high
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
very soft
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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