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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Found on the property of Judge White, Woodbury, New Jersey, USA. Propagated by William Parry in 1865. Fruits have crisp, very tender flesh with a subacid and aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
3rd May (10%) · 8th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid, aromatic
Ribbing
not ribbed (usually)
Fruit size
large
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex
Over colour
sometimes faintly flushed
Russet type
many dots
Flesh colour
tinged yellow
Flesh texture
moderately fine, crisp, very tender
Ground colour
yellowish green
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium-strong
Shape
Flat globose
Width
84.49 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
70.39 mm
Russet
absent
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
soft
Juiciness
dry
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish green
Over colour amount
low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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