Willie Sharp
syn. Willy Sharp
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Recorded 1905. From Auckland, New Zealand. Raised by H.E. Sharp. Described 1917, grown in New Zealand 1920s & New South Wales in 1960s.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early September
- Flowering
- 3rd May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- slightly subacid
- Ribbing
- ribbed at eye and on body
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- tall to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex to almost straight
- Fruit width
- 64-75 mm
- Russet type
- russet dots, sometimes a little rough because of dots
- Flesh colour
- yellowish white
- Fruit height
- 62-73 mm
- Skin texture
- slightly greasy
- Flesh texture
- firm, a little coarse
- Ground colour
- clear deep yellow overall
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- very weak
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Width
- 69.34 mm
- Height
- 67.33 mm
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- coarse
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Pink
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- absent
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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