Jumbo

A modern cooking apple comparable to Bramley. Great for Baking

Origin: Kent UK, 2000

Pollination: Jumbo is a self-sterile triploid and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Jumbo

Jumbo is a new variety bred by Hugh Ermen from a cross between Charles Ross and Jonathan. Very large fruit. Flushed and striped red on pale green background with a deep red flush and attractive red flecks. Golden cream flesh. Good storage until March. Jumbo is a dual purpose apple but is particularly good for baking as it retains its colour. For eating fresh it has a good acidic aromatic flavour. Cropping is heavy and early trials have shown good disease resistance. It is a triploid and as such fairly vigorous and also unsuitable as a pollinator.

Characteristics of Jumbo apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Flushed
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Large
Picking time	Mid Oct
Season of use	Oct-Mar
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	10
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile triploid
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Charles Ross Jonathan