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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Recorded 1905. Origin: Received from New Zealand.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late August
Flowering
1st May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye
Fruit size
small to medium
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex
Fruit width
49-57 mm
Over colour
flushed orange-red, red streaks
Flesh colour
creamy white
Fruit height
40-46 mm
Skin texture
smooth, rather sticky, thin, tender
Flesh texture
soft, fine, tender
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
absent
Shape
Flat globose
Russet
very low
Ribbing
very weak
Firmness
soft
Juiciness
dry
Coarseness
fine
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
medium
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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