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Stobo Castle

Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Believed to have originated in Scotland. It was introduced in about 1900 by Storrie of Glencarse. Fruits have crisp, white, slightly coarse-textured flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late August
Flowering
5th May (10%) · 10th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Flat
Width
76.50 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
57.50 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Coarseness
coarse
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour pattern
streaked

Source · National Fruit Collection

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