Severn Bank
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originated in the UK. Grown in the valley of the Severn. Described in 1884. Fruits have tender, acid flesh.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late August
- Flowering
- 2nd May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- acid
- Ribbing
- obtusely ribbed at eye and on body
- Fruit size
- large
- Fruit shape
- intermediate, rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 76 mm
- Over colour
- flushed crimson
- Fruit height
- 64 mm
- Skin texture
- smooth, thick
- Flesh texture
- tender
- Ground colour
- deep yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- weak-medium
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 78.11 mm
- Height
- 63.88 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- dry
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- absent
- Over colour pattern
- striped/washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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