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Crimson Queening
Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.
Dessert
Measured Phenotype
- Fruit height
- 72.5 mm
- Fruit width
- 73.3 mm
source: NFC
source: NFC
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
A second-rate English apple with medium-sized conical fruit covered in deep crimson. The white flesh has a red tinge under the skin, with a tender, juicy texture and sweet, aromatic flavor. Ripens December to March.
Flavor & Texture
sweetsubacidsoftjuicy
Best Uses
cooking
Origin & History
- Status
- heritage
- Origin type
- open pollinated seedling
- Known by
- ≥ 1000
tenderjuicysweetaromatic
References
- UK National Fruit Collection
- 2710
- Wikidata
- Q41776233