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Sir Prize

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised in 1955 by Agricultural Experiment Station, Indiana, Illinois and New Jersey, USA. First fruited in 1961. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy. Resistant to scab.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
13th May (10%) · 17th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium-strong
Shape
Ellipsoid
Width
74.83 mm
Height
86.87 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Greasiness
Strong
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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