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William Crump

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised by Carless, foreman at Rowe's Nurseries, Worcester and introduced by them. Received an Award of Merit in 1908 and a First Class Certificate in 1910 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and rich, aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
6th May (10%) · 11th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Conical
Width
70.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
57.00 mm
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Greasiness
Weak
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
high-very high
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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