Winston coloured sport
syn. Winston sport
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A sport of Winston having a more solid deep red flush. Originated at the Horticultural Centre, Loughgall, Northern Ireland. First planted in 1952. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and good aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- very weak
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak
- Firmness
- soft
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Greenish
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- high-very high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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